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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics72% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive128% 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 AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180903
Uptime5 Days
Run DateJan 16 '19 at 20:42
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 137
2-Core 269
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 822
83% 675 Pts
64-Core 1,055
65% 1,055 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72% Very good
Lighting 90.1
Reflection 99.1
Parallax 86.1
74% 91.8 fps
MRender 82
Gravity 95
Splatting 78.9
69% 85.3 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 72%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 720 624 606 659 657 657 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 1,437
Write 1,552
Mixed 1,092
SusWrite 654
266% 1,184 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 29.2
4K Mixed 26.6
87% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 78.2
DQ Write 73.2
DQ Mixed 75.1
56% 75.5 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 128%
Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
58GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 144 145 143 145 148 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Read 136
Write 100
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 145
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$21
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 35.9
MC Mixed 26.7
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 35.5
SC Mixed 28.1
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 52.7
76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 6,544 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) - $450

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 115% - Outstanding Total price: $1,134
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