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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181113
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateApr 07 '21 at 14:14
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 136
2-Core 260
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 800
80% 651 Pts
64-Core 1085
67% 1085 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.3% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 132
Parallax 118
95% 122 fps
MRender 90
Gravity 125
Splatting 112
90% 109 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,294
Write 1,169
Mixed 1202
342% 1,555 MB/s
4K Read 55.8
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 70.8
234% 79.1 MB/s
DQ Read 966
DQ Write 884
DQ Mixed 968
714% 939 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
WD WD2500BEVS-22UST0 250GB
12GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 31 31 30 31 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
17.6% Very poor
Read 30.5
Write 31
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 30.5
22% 29.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 32%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
29GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 117 114 104 124 123 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80% Very good
Read 161
Write 151
Mixed 96.1
SusWrite 118
97% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
MC Read 37.2
MC Write 38.9
MC Mixed 28
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 39.3
SC Mixed 32.3
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 52.9
76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 119%

 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 8,674 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: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $847
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