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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.72% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive95.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '20 at 17:04
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 81.8
1-Core 134
2-Core 270
88% 162 Pts
4-Core 471
8-Core 682
72% 577 Pts
64-Core 615
38% 615 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7B17) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7870
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.72% Terrible
Lighting 6.67
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 7.78
5% 8.3 fps
MRender 9.9
Gravity 6.93
Splatting 15.3
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.72%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$84
415GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0801A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 391 383 374 403 393 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 442
Write 422
Mixed 369
SusWrite 389
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 79.9
4K Mixed 39.3
129% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 260
208% 290 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 127%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
64.6% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 20.6
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 17.1
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 77.3
52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 114%

 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 8,640 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: 115% - Outstanding Total price: $833
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