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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics7.29% 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.
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 (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190122
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 21 '19 at 22:57
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$419
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 159
2-Core 315
104% 190 Pts
4-Core 611
8-Core 1,200
107% 906 Pts
64-Core 1,671
103% 1,671 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7B17) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7.29% Terrible
Lighting 6.8
Reflection 12.2
Parallax 8.22
6% 9.06 fps
MRender 13.2
Gravity 7.5
Splatting 17
11% 12.6 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.29%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90
828GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 116 109 110 112 109 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 120
Write 148
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 110
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 2
374% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 108%
Corsair Flash Voyager GT USB 3.0 32GB-$20
17GB free, PID 1a09
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 30 30 28 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
13% Very poor
Read 27.5
Write 29
Mixed 28.9
SusWrite 29.5
40% 28.7 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1
65% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
85.8% Excellent
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 32.2
MC Mixed 22.9
84% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 28.6
82% 28.7 GB/s
Latency 54.7
73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 96%

 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 8,617 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: $829
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