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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics111% 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 Drive380% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181217
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 03 '19 at 10:09
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 131
2-Core 328
99% 185 Pts
4-Core 654
8-Core 976
101% 815 Pts
64-Core 950
59% 950 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 109%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Gigabyte(1458 373F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 160
Parallax 139
117% 148 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 148
Splatting 119
107% 131 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme ADATA SX8200PNP 1TB
650GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1522 1229 1381 1586 1670 1890 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
380% Outstanding
Read 2787
Write 1,984
Mixed 1,698
SusWrite 1,546
448% 2,004 MB/s
4K Read 71.8
4K Write 238
4K Mixed 103
367% 138 MB/s
DQ Read 1,392
DQ Write 1,326
DQ Mixed 661
688% 1,126 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 380%
Great: 355%
Intel Optane+932GBHDD 1TB
647GB free
Firmware: 16.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 273 277 280 273 187 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
918GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 177 178 180 181 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 150
Mixed 38.9
SusWrite 177
98% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.3
102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3000 C15 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
99% Outstanding
MC Read 39.4
MC Write 38
MC Mixed 27.9
100% 35.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 36.3
SC Mixed 30.5
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 52.4
76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 99%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 8,644 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 116% - Outstanding Total price: $828
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