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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics116% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory3.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190325
Uptime2 Days
Run DateDec 07 '19 at 17:28
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Memory 90.9
1-Core 147
2-Core 290
96% 176 Pts
4-Core 552
8-Core 975
92% 763 Pts
64-Core 1,544
96% 1,544 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 152
Parallax 164
128% 158 fps
MRender 172
Gravity 128
Splatting 96.7
104% 132 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 116%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,472
Write 344
Mixed 1,743
332% 1,520 MB/s
4K Read 63
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 86.9
290% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1305
DQ Write 1,112
DQ Mixed 1207
905% 1,208 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
441GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 196 196 196 195 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 146
Mixed 84
SusWrite 195
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.1% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 20
65% 22.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 22.8
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 85%

 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: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $1,116
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