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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 123%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics158% 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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190808
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 20 '19 at 02:33
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400-$161
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 125
2-Core 246
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 714
73% 588 Pts
64-Core 740
46% 740 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
158% Outstanding
Lighting 217
Reflection 216
Parallax 233
176% 222 fps
MRender 270
Gravity 216
Splatting 141
163% 209 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 158%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 522 431 433 432 430 426 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
258% Outstanding
Read 2,448
Write 2,202
Mixed 1,361
SusWrite 446
359% 1,614 MB/s
4K Read 61.2
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 80.1
268% 92.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,004
DQ Write 1,245
DQ Mixed 1,148
860% 1,133 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 258%
Great: 302%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
317GB free
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 412 247 233 180 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 470
Mixed 316
SusWrite 284
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 93.1
4K Mixed 44.2
159% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 206
190% 293 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 101%
Great: 107%
Samsung PB22-JS3 FDE 2.5" 256GB
237GB free
Firmware: VBM9LD1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 128 118 119 96 117 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
29.9% Poor
Read 196
Write 140
Mixed 135
SusWrite 122
33% 148 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 9.1
4K Mixed 7.9
49% 13.1 MB/s
DQ Read 15
DQ Write 6.4
DQ Mixed 9
7% 10.1 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 37
MC Mixed 27.1
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 38.6
SC Mixed 29.4
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 95.8%
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 6,494 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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