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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 Drive114% 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 AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190808
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 27 '20 at 22:29
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Memory 85.7
1-Core 143
2-Core 289
94% 173 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 1128
100% 847 Pts
64-Core 1,146
71% 1,146 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 99%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7B17) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
6.3% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 9.3
5% 8.63 fps
MRender 11.7
Gravity 7.9
Splatting 12.4
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.3%
Great: 7%
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 140
Parallax 200
118% 161 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 140
Splatting 92.1
92% 115 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 107%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
710GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 460 460 443 444 453 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 296
Mixed 347
SusWrite 452
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 99.4
4K Mixed 47.1
165% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 287
231% 326 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 114%
Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
797GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 150 184 183 183 182 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 172
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 173
102% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 103%
Great: 107%
Seagate Portable 1TB
769GB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 129 132 132 132 130 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 99.9
Write 115
Mixed 84.4
SusWrite 130
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.7
104% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 25.8
85% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 25.2
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 87%

 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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