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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics63.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive62.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180903
Uptime9.2 Days
Run DateMay 06 '20 at 19:48
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 92.8
1-Core 152
2-Core 303
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 1187
105% 892 Pts
64-Core 1,185
73% 1,185 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3777) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2040 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.7% Good
Lighting 80.3
Reflection 78.6
Parallax 69
66% 76 fps
MRender 72.6
Gravity 74.2
Splatting 73.6
60% 73.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$94
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 175 158 103 74 153 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
62.6% Good
Read 497
Write 356
Mixed 239
SusWrite 143
68% 309 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 57.7
4K Mixed 20.6
101% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 56.4
DQ Mixed 61
53% 81.1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
823GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 178 175 176 180 180 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 160
Mixed 90.7
SusWrite 176
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.9% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 20.9
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 23.3
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 107%

 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 8,618 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: 116% - Outstanding Total price: $823
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