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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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.
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.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '23 at 11:17
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 162 2-Core 322 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 639 8-Core 785 92% 712 Pts	64-Core 766 47% 766 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 175 Parallax 130 103% 144 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 124 Splatting 105 107% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 667GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,497 Write 2,268 Mixed 1,700 479% 2,155 MB/s	4K Read 55.5 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 73.4 238% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,482 DQ Write 941 DQ Mixed 1,106 853% 1,176 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 503 Write 480 Mixed 420 104% 468 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 58 194% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
General USB Flash Disk 16GB 7,914 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 7GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 21.7 Write 16.7 Mixed 16.9 23% 18.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.4 91% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65 6,723 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 30.6 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 44.3 SC Mixed 31.2 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

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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	2,246x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,810x
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	532x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	461x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: $1,118

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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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