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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 156%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 158%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics150% 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 Drive158% 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 (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 05 '21 at 15:09
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 98.7
1-Core 162
2-Core 324
106% 195 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 1,052
99% 823 Pts
64-Core 1,709
106% 1,709 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
150% Outstanding
Lighting 218
Reflection 210
Parallax 202
178% 210 fps
MRender 194
Gravity 156
Splatting 138
130% 162 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 150%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 651 559 537 557 533 551 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
158% Outstanding
Read 1,061
Write 2254
Mixed 861
SusWrite 565
268% 1185 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 47.3
200% 84.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 555
DQ Mixed 445
343% 461 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 158%
Great: 277%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42
158GB free
Firmware: UF400400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 141 144 139 126 134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 460
Write 263
Mixed 329
SusWrite 170
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 43.1
4K Mixed 17.5
81% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 36.2
47% 85.4 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 58%
Great: 55%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
474GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 118 119 118 117 118 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 143
Write 144
Mixed 101
SusWrite 117
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4133 C19 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
126% Outstanding
MC Read 48.8
MC Write 50.1
MC Mixed 35
128% 44.6 GB/s
SC Read 25.2
SC Write 56
SC Mixed 38
114% 39.7 GB/s
Latency 42.9
93% 42.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 126%
Great: 135%

 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 8,625 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: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $818
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