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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics85.3% 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 Drive258% 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.
Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190221
Uptime12.1 Days
Run DateSep 28 '19 at 07:31
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 55%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$245
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 71.8
1-Core 144
2-Core 302
91% 173 Pts
4-Core 592
8-Core 1,103
101% 847 Pts
64-Core 1,048
65% 1,048 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 113
Parallax 97.3
88% 106 fps
MRender 95.7
Gravity 97.3
Splatting 102
81% 98.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$194
265GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 25 26 26 27 28 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
258% Outstanding
Read 2,825
Write 27.8
Mixed 57.6
SusWrite 25.7
153% 734 MB/s
4K Read 353
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 4.2
541% 120 MB/s
Poor: 105%
This bench: 258%
Great: 211%
Patriot Blaze SSD 60GB
17GB free
Firmware: S9FM01.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 62 63 54 37 47 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
45.6% Average
Read 391
Write 74.4
Mixed 109
SusWrite 50
34% 156 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 55.6
4K Mixed 10.9
79% 29.9 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 84.5
DQ Mixed 2.9
28% 65.2 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 50%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27
523GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 190 190 190 189 191 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 122
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 178
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 100%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 36.1
MC Mixed 27.5
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 30.3
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 97.2
41% 97.2 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 93.9%
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 6,573 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: $1,109
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