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

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	12.9 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	Jan 03 '21 at 22:38
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 115 2-Core 235 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 926 82% 697 Pts	64-Core 924 57% 924 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 91.5% 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: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 142 Parallax 145 105% 139 fps	MRender 98.8 Gravity 136 Splatting 123 99% 119 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% 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% 319GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1028 969 962 973 973 770 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 1,918 Write 2135 Mixed 1,941 SusWrite 946 391% 1,735 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 65.1 221% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,102 DQ Write 934 DQ Mixed 1,008 758% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 297%
PNY CS900 480GB-$42 17,946 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 121GB free Firmware: CS900913 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 221 227 228 228 282 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 288 Write 191 Mixed 234 SusWrite 234 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 81.4 4K Mixed 29.6 128% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 163 152% 232 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 102%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 461GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 174 173 174 174 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 174 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 171 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 98.5% 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)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 28.7 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 28.1 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% 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	2,240x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,805x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 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 $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	274x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	215x

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $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