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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics80.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive367% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190221
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateMay 29 '20 at 14:49
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%
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 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 i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 97.8
1-Core 154
2-Core 278
99% 177 Pts
4-Core 609
8-Core 1,163
105% 886 Pts
64-Core 1,217
75% 1,217 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 106%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 93.8
Parallax 88
84% 94.9 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 89.9
Splatting 80.6
74% 92.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
761GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2032 2013 2053 2069 2070 2064 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
367% Outstanding
Read 2,677
Write 2,131
Mixed 1,408
SusWrite 2,050
463% 2,067 MB/s
4K Read 58.4
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 74.2
250% 86 MB/s
DQ Read 1,409
DQ Write 1,161
DQ Mixed 1,307
973% 1,292 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 367%
Great: 425%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
574GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 9,869
Write 9,978
Mixed 9,662
2,200% 9,836 MB/s
4K Read 723
4K Write 341
4K Mixed 403
1,793% 489 MB/s
DQ Read 2,084
DQ Write 1,529
DQ Mixed 1,615
1,259% 1,742 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
658GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 489 489 489 488 490 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 489
Mixed 434
SusWrite 489
108% 481 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 57
191% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 354
266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 4000 C18 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
125% Outstanding
MC Read 46.4
MC Write 50.3
MC Mixed 38.5
129% 45.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.4
SC Write 50.3
SC Mixed 33.5
102% 35.7 GB/s
Latency 47
85% 47 ns
Poor: 83%
This bench: 125%
Great: 149%

 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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