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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics111% 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.
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 (69%). 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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190808
Uptime5.7 Days
Run DateNov 17 '19 at 12:47
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 69%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 145
2-Core 265
95% 169 Pts
4-Core 558
8-Core 926
90% 742 Pts
64-Core 1,159
72% 1,159 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 100%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 132
Parallax 133
116% 136 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 133
Splatting 103
109% 138 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,481
Write 2,121
Mixed 1549
455% 2,050 MB/s
4K Read 61.8
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 72.1
266% 94.9 MB/s
DQ Read 997
DQ Write 1,156
DQ Mixed 1,119
831% 1,091 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
218GB free
Firmware: D005SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 15 20 12 16 17 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 58%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 188 191 188 191 185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 166
Mixed 34.7
SusWrite 188
105% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 109%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 36.9
MC Mixed 27.1
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 37.3
SC Mixed 31.8
87% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 111%

 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 6,508 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: $1,121
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