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

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	282% 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 (11%). 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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200612
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '20 at 00:29
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 1,218 111% 933 Pts	64-Core 1,278 79% 1,278 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 109% 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: 2097 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 147 Parallax 134 106% 137 fps	MRender 99.2 Gravity 139 Splatting 127 100% 122 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% 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% 317GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1088 976 971 972 972 772 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,075 Write 2,276 Mixed 1,978 SusWrite 958 410% 1,822 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 77.8 273% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,377 DQ Write 1,139 DQ Mixed 1,249 938% 1,255 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 297%
PNY CS900 480GB-$42 17,946 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 228GB free Firmware: CS900913 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 226 220 216 247 257 MB/s Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	80.9% Excellent	Read 284 Write 168 Mixed 234 SusWrite 233 52% 230 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 32.3 145% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 162 151% 230 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 102%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 466GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 172 172 171 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 155 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 171 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3300 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 29.8 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 32 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,240x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,805x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	698x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	575x
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 $76Bench 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 $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	274x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $56Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	215x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,108

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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