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

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	153% 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	339% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '21 at 18:09
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 271 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 833 83% 679 Pts	64-Core 1,063 66% 1,063 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404D) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	153% Outstanding	Lighting 227 Reflection 206 Parallax 219 185% 218 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 154 Splatting 135 130% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 744GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2074 2318 2334 2349 2375 2368 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 1829 Write 2,362 Mixed 1,906 SusWrite 2,303 476% 2,100 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 72.1 243% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,255 DQ Write 984 DQ Mixed 1139 847% 1,126 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 472%
T-force 1TB 1TB 4,929 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 361GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 470 441 430 434 434 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 459 Mixed 411 SusWrite 447 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 51.4 170% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 124 157% 279 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 462GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 484 486 483 405 287 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 476 Mixed 457 SusWrite 438 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 53 177% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 205 204 205 206 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 176 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 205 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 114%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 143 144 144 144 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 154 Write 94.2 Mixed 91 SusWrite 144 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 1,712 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 28.6 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 30.4 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 130%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,240x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 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: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,118

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