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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics69.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive303% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '20 at 03:43
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$295
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 159
2-Core 318
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 635
8-Core 1146
107% 891 Pts
64-Core 1,185
73% 1,185 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 107%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2776 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.3% Good
Lighting 78.3
Reflection 90.7
Parallax 73.4
64% 80.8 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 78.9
Splatting 102
80% 97.4 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
310GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1008 1067 1088 1094 1125 1183 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
303% Outstanding
Read 2332
Write 2,171
Mixed 1,550
SusWrite 1,094
400% 1,787 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 75.8
250% 88.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,550
DQ Write 1,365
DQ Mixed 1465
1,096% 1,460 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 303%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
MC Read 38.4
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 27.5
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 36
SC Mixed 30.3
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 110%

 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 6,513 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: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $1,164
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