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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics92.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive309% 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)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181113
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateSep 15 '19 at 17:00
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU9%
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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 i7-9700K-$275
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Memory 92.9
1-Core 150
2-Core 299
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 572
8-Core 826
88% 699 Pts
64-Core 1,103
68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
PNY(196E 11A1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.8% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 130
Parallax 112
97% 121 fps
MRender 99.2
Gravity 118
Splatting 96
85% 105 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98
529GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1460 1484 1455 1468 1488 1456 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
309% Outstanding
Read 2,302
Write 2,129
Mixed 1549
SusWrite 1,468
418% 1862 MB/s
4K Read 55.3
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 70.3
235% 80.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,498
DQ Write 973
DQ Mixed 1196
903% 1,222 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 309%
Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 191 196 198 196 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 155
Mixed 87.7
SusWrite 195
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 112%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
86.2% Excellent
MC Read 34.5
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 26.6
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 25.6
SC Mixed 26.3
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 110%

 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 8,664 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: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $859
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