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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 131%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics130% 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 Drive207% 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 (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 27 '20 at 01:43
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$199
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 150
2-Core 301
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 894
90% 729 Pts
64-Core 1,184
73% 1,184 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 182
Reflection 192
Parallax 188
148% 188 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 179
Splatting 125
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 574 316 317 315 312 312 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
207% Outstanding
Read 1,903
Write 1444
Mixed 576
SusWrite 358
236% 1,070 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 51.8
201% 76.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,060
DQ Write 1,101
DQ Mixed 712
637% 958 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 207%
Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
226GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 453 456 460 454 439 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 477
Mixed 429
SusWrite 456
105% 465 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 93.8
4K Mixed 61.3
198% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 356
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 186 186 188 187 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 197
Mixed 98.7
SusWrite 187
123% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1
212% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
88.9% Excellent
MC Read 35.5
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 25.6
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 28.2
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 53
75% 53 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 88.9%
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 (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 8,663 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) - $220

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $859
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HDDRAMUSB
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