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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive361% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190325
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateSep 26 '19 at 19:57
Run Duration193 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 277
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 676
78% 605 Pts
64-Core 785
49% 785 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 146
Parallax 127
109% 135 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 132
Splatting 110
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
438GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1557 1476 1479 1434 1407 1415 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
361% Outstanding
Read 2,565
Write 2,401
Mixed 1,780
SusWrite 1,462
460% 2,052 MB/s
4K Read 67.3
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 94.1
315% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,725
DQ Write 1,496
DQ Mixed 1,562
1,184% 1,595 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 361%
Great: 372%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200
223GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 447 444 445 440 441 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 425
Write 454
Mixed 314
SusWrite 445
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 43.8
160% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 151
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 180
154% 220 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 104%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
58.2% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 17.2
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 56.9
70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 62%

 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 8,642 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: 115% - Outstanding Total price: $833
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HDDRAMUSB
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