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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics95.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190221
Uptime6 Days
Run DateDec 02 '20 at 23:22
Run Duration159 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-$249
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Memory 87.5
1-Core 149
2-Core 297
97% 178 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 1,100
101% 847 Pts
64-Core 1,112
69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 108
Parallax 115
98% 114 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 105
Splatting 94.3
90% 113 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 484
Write 471
Mixed 319
94% 425 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 96.4
4K Mixed 49.7
172% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 301
241% 338 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 110%
Kingston SUV500240G 240GB
92GB free
Firmware: 003056RI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 136 55 89 56 47 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 474
Write 417
Mixed 364
SusWrite 105
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 75.1
4K Mixed 41.8
149% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 149
144% 228 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
10GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 138 136 129 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Read 150
Write 142
Mixed 80.1
SusWrite 136
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 112%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78
4TB free
Firmware: FS2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 187 192 194 190 193 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 171
Mixed 69.8
SusWrite 191
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
343% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.2% Very good
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 22.4
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 22.2
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 128%

 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 6,491 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: 119% - Outstanding Total price: $1,099
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