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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics7.59% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory32GB 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 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)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180928
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 07 '19 at 05:05
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 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 i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 151
2-Core 295
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 602
8-Core 1,097
102% 849 Pts
64-Core 1,157
72% 1,157 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7B17) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6195
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.59% Terrible
Lighting 7.13
Reflection 12.8
Parallax 8.81
6% 9.57 fps
MRender 13.7
Gravity 7.83
Splatting 17.4
11% 13 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.59%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$40
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V6005-ac Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 619
Write 706
Mixed 300
121% 542 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 29.9
173% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 23.1
70% 153 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 153%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB-$38
95GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 71 71 71 71 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
49.4% Average
Read 102
Write 102
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 70.4
61% 82.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
MC Read 35.6
MC Write 38.8
MC Mixed 31.3
101% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 29.2
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 55
73% 55 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 104%

 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 6,508 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: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $1,116
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