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

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.2% 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	110% 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 (19%). 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	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180903
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '18 at 21:47
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 866 85% 693 Pts	64-Core 1,128 70% 1,128 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB; Asus Cerberus GeForce GTX1070-Ti CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.43 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 139 Parallax 119 103% 128 fps	MRender 98.6 Gravity 124 Splatting 107 90% 110 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 120GB-$80 7,190 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 447 452 454 454 273 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 451 Mixed 438 SusWrite 420 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 48.8 165% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 236 190% 264 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 115%
Crucial BX300 120GB-$80 7,190 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 112GB free Firmware: M2CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 449 456 458 459 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 452 Mixed 443 SusWrite 455 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 51.7 180% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 237 192% 270 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 115%
Crucial BX300 120GB-$80 7,190 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 112GB free Firmware: M2CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 452 454 457 458 459 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 442 Mixed 440 SusWrite 454 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 50.6 172% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 235 193% 274 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 203 205 205 204 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 163 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 204 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.8% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.8 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.3 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 114%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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