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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics145% 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 Drive71.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200612
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 09 '21 at 23:04
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
73.5% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 148
2-Core 280
93% 170 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 900
70% 620 Pts
64-Core 901
56% 901 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
145% Outstanding
Lighting 214
Reflection 191
Parallax 187
174% 197 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 146
Splatting 130
122% 153 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 145%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 152 168 144 123 168 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 353
Write 392
Mixed 288
SusWrite 169
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 64.1
4K Mixed 19.8
109% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 203
190% 296 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 114%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100
371GB free
Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1242 1633 1943 1438 894 880 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
269% Outstanding
Read 1,698
Write 1,995
Mixed 1,722
SusWrite 1,338
381% 1,688 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 63.1
203% 77.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,472
DQ Write 1,052
DQ Mixed 1,295
958% 1,273 MB/s
Poor: 189%
This bench: 269%
Great: 486%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$90
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 132 143 143 148 151 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
53.7% Above average
Read 50.5
Write 101
Mixed 19.5
SusWrite 137
56% 77.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.3
53% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
64.8% Good
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 20.8
65% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 19.8
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 99%

 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 8,641 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: 115% - Outstanding Total price: $833
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