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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive289% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 08 '19 at 03:06
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU3%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 158
2-Core 300
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 613
8-Core 1,224
108% 919 Pts
64-Core 1,688
104% 1,688 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 591 432 435 435 432 428 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
289% Outstanding
Read 2,601
Write 2,300
Mixed 1,550
SusWrite 459
384% 1,727 MB/s
4K Read 68.4
4K Write 198
4K Mixed 96.7
333% 121 MB/s
DQ Read 1,001
DQ Write 1,397
DQ Mixed 1,158
887% 1,185 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 289%
Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
199GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 491 491 491 491 491 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 487
Mixed 391
SusWrite 491
105% 468 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 65.6
221% 78.9 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 356
268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 135%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 150 153 153 153 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 142
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 152
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 33.1
MC Mixed 25.1
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 36.7
SC Mixed 30.2
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 47.3
84% 47.3 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 103%

 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 6,496 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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