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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics124% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181113
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '19 at 13:33
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$198
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 139
2-Core 276
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 830
84% 683 Pts
64-Core 1,103
68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 169
Reflection 160
Parallax 175
138% 168 fps
MRender 181
Gravity 146
Splatting 107
114% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$48
71GB free
Firmware: M3CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 415 459 464 461 466 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 454
Mixed 439
SusWrite 453
104% 463 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 86.6
4K Mixed 49.7
162% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 289
236% 335 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 115%
Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
886GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 146 164 167 170 173 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 178
Mixed 111
SusWrite 154
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
222% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
MC Read 36.7
MC Write 36.5
MC Mixed 26.3
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 37.5
SC Mixed 31
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 52
77% 52 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 107%

 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 6,490 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: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $1,108
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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