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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics73.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
High background CPU (23%). 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)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190808
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 14 '19 at 05:48
Run Duration256 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$263
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 149
2-Core 299
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 595
8-Core 1067
100% 831 Pts
64-Core 1,102
68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 103%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.1% Very good
Lighting 98.3
Reflection 100
Parallax 60.2
80% 86.3 fps
MRender 83.1
Gravity 60.2
Splatting 74.3
59% 72.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
59GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1742
Write 1731
Mixed 738
311% 1,404 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 54.6
192% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,079
DQ Write 1,440
DQ Mixed 891
776% 1,137 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Toshiba Q300 Pro 256GB-$149
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JURA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 427 455 461 384 369 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 459
Mixed 448
SusWrite 390
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 41.4
133% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 325
245% 329 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 100%
Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 188 191 185 190 190 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 151
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 189
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
111% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 105%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
MC Read 33.2
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 26.8
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 26.3
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 56
72% 56 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 102%

 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 6,555 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: 116% - Outstanding Total price: $1,132
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