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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 134%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics135% 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 Drive266% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 27 '22 at 13:13
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 148
2-Core 294
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 1,061
92% 785 Pts
64-Core 1,562
97% 1,562 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
MSI(1462 37B1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
135% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 182
Parallax 185
151% 184 fps
MRender 196
Gravity 157
Splatting 130
128% 161 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 135%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 729 649 663 660 651 564 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
266% Outstanding
Read 2,294
Write 2,155
Mixed 1,362
SusWrite 653
361% 1,616 MB/s
4K Read 62.7
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 85.7
285% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,163
DQ Write 909
DQ Mixed 1,053
783% 1,041 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 266%
Great: 340%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
77GB free
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 401 416 424 423 404 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 486
Mixed 370
SusWrite 423
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 92.4
4K Mixed 51.4
177% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 258
219% 320 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 116%
Great: 111%
Sandisk G5 BICS4 500GB
65GB free
Firmware: 415000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 206 206 208 206 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 448
Mixed 344
SusWrite 227
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 48.2
169% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 260
218% 318 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 25.5
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 30.2
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 104%

 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 6,510 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: 116% - Outstanding Total price: $1,121
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