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

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	80.2% 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	116% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '19 at 17:27
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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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 i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,176 105% 886 Pts	64-Core 1,170 72% 1,170 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.2% Excellent	Lighting 100 Reflection 113 Parallax 94.7 82% 103 fps	MRender 95.7 Gravity 93.4 Splatting 95.1 78% 94.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 419 466 301 177 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 393 Mixed 354 SusWrite 307 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 58.5 197% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 131%
Seagate SSD 500GB 1,930 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 88GB free Firmware: ST8S1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 232 446 463 362 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 491 Mixed 401 SusWrite 382 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 46 173% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 220 200% 305 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 283GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2310 801 802 803 803 807 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,564 Write 2,428 Mixed 1794 SusWrite 1,054 439% 1,960 MB/s	4K Read 65.9 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 88.5 292% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,744 DQ Write 1,578 DQ Mixed 1,638 1,235% 1,654 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 355%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB 10,663 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 110GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 61 60 60 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 84.8 Write 84.7 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 60 54% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 72%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 79GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 86 88 88 88 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 77.5 Write 74 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 87 56% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 33.9 110% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 30.6 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) - $220

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,757x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,431x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,070x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	758x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	589x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	575x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	577x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	433x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	406x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	364x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	309x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	261x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $840

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