MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	98.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	248% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200612
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '20 at 03:17
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700KF-$280 32,736 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,115 103% 858 Pts	64-Core 1,129 70% 1,129 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Gigabyte(1458 3792) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 143 Parallax 120 102% 129 fps	MRender 97.3 Gravity 130 Splatting 113 93% 113 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 344GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1008 963 965 967 970 840 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 1,836 Write 2,189 Mixed 1,793 SusWrite 952 381% 1,692 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 50.7 201% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,372 DQ Write 1,130 DQ Mixed 1,225 925% 1,243 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 297%
PNY CS900 480GB-$42 17,946 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 158GB free Firmware: CS900913 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 226 223 223 223 221 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 286 Write 294 Mixed 233 SusWrite 223 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 29.1 132% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 166 154% 235 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 102%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 125GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 162 164 164 164 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 134 Write 120 Mixed 71 SusWrite 164 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 28.9 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 30.4 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 106%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) - $450

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,241x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,806x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	698x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	576x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	532x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	460x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	545x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	351x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	310x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	286x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	275x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	216x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,121

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16