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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 132%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics131% 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 Drive342% 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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191030
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 22 '20 at 22:58
Run Duration304 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 99
1-Core 160
2-Core 319
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 637
8-Core 952
99% 794 Pts
64-Core 1,263
78% 1,263 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 109%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 183
Reflection 193
Parallax 179
150% 185 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 182
Splatting 126
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2012 2001 1885 1937 1809 1794 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
342% Outstanding
Read 2,284
Write 2,066
Mixed 1,399
SusWrite 1,906
430% 1,914 MB/s
4K Read 55.2
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 77.5
263% 94.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,407
DQ Write 954
DQ Mixed 1157
870% 1,173 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 342%
Great: 393%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 184 181 183 182 181 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 141
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 182
94% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2
368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
2TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 107 108 108 109 108 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 114
Write 110
Mixed 81.3
SusWrite 107
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 67%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB
820GB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 114 115 114 113 115 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Read 82.7
Write 114
Mixed 95
SusWrite 113
75% 101 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.6
340% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 92%
WD My Book 1140 2TB
43GB free, PID 1140
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 80 80 89 105 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
37.4% Below average
Read 92.2
Write 93.3
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 85.5
119% 87.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
85% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 49%
Samsung FIT USB 3.0 32GB-$27
30GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 25 26 24 26 25 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 214
Write 36.5
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 26.1
94% 89.8 MB/s
4K Read 13.2
4K Write 11.1
4K Mixed 10.9
797% 11.7 MB/s
DQ Read 16.6
DQ Write 19.5
DQ Mixed 12.8
1,160% 16.3 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 90%
SMI USB DISK 32GB
29GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 28 28 29 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
13% Very poor
Read 22.7
Write 23.3
Mixed 7.2
SusWrite 27.9
27% 20.3 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1.3
90% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 13%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 40.9
MC Write 45.6
MC Mixed 30.4
111% 39 GB/s
SC Read 25.8
SC Write 49.9
SC Mixed 37.1
107% 37.6 GB/s
Latency 41
98% 41 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 113%
Great: 123%

 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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