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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics77.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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)
Memory7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190325
Uptime5 Days
Run DateOct 07 '22 at 00:12
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 above expectations (90th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 145
2-Core 290
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 581
8-Core 1,079
99% 830 Pts
64-Core 1,081
67% 1,081 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
77.5% Very good
Lighting 99.1
Reflection 97.2
Parallax 91.3
81% 95.9 fps
MRender 98.3
Gravity 91.1
Splatting 76.5
71% 88.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,243
Write 2,161
Mixed 1,351
426% 1,918 MB/s
4K Read 56.3
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 75
255% 90 MB/s
DQ Read 1,444
DQ Write 1,120
DQ Mixed 1,256
947% 1,273 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300
388GB free
Firmware: RVM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 476 480 478 474 476 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 464
Mixed 424
SusWrite 476
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 95.7
4K Mixed 53.7
178% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 353
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 120%
Great: 132%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132
57GB free
Firmware: M3CR032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 456 461 461 454 456 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 430
Mixed 395
SusWrite 457
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 91.3
4K Mixed 49.9
164% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 288
236% 336 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 114%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
MC Read 37
MC Write 35.4
MC Mixed 27.5
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 34.5
SC Mixed 28.5
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 54.7
73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 93.8%
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 (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 8,631 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: $840
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HDDRAMUSB
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