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

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	97.6% 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	263% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200612
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '20 at 20:30
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 1,069 96% 811 Pts	64-Core 1,067 66% 1,067 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 99.9% 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: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 145 Parallax 135 100% 134 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 128 Splatting 111 93% 113 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.6% 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% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1042 968 973 975 969 968 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 1,970 Write 2,228 Mixed 1,952 SusWrite 982 401% 1,783 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 65.3 222% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,353 DQ Write 1,128 DQ Mixed 1,226 922% 1,236 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 297%
PNY CS900 480GB-$42 17,946 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 214GB free Firmware: CS900913 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 187 195 194 199 194 MB/s Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.7% Above average	Read 232 Write 156 Mixed 132 SusWrite 187 40% 177 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 12.5 94% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 70.4 90% 162 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 102%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 466GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 169 170 171 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 158 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 170 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 100% 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 above expectations (80^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 28.1 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 29.9 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 107%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 6,509 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,247x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,812x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	699x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	576x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	533x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	461x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	545x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
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	288x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	275x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	216x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,116

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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