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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics68% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive263% 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.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190808
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 27 '23 at 03:10
Run Duration212 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 140
2-Core 290
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 568
8-Core 940
92% 754 Pts
64-Core 838
52% 838 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 527.56
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68% Good
Lighting 84.3
Reflection 83.4
Parallax 77.3
69% 81.7 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 75.9
Splatting 70
67% 83.6 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 68%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$207
781GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SS0411B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1063 1105 396 1373 1045 1119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
263% Outstanding
Read 2,134
Write 1,681
Mixed 163
SusWrite 1,017
276% 1,248 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 64.6
219% 76.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,288
DQ Write 871
DQ Mixed 586
571% 915 MB/s
Poor: 194%
This bench: 263%
Great: 379%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
183GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 379 377 373 372 371 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 419
Write 432
Mixed 389
SusWrite 367
91% 402 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 66.8
4K Mixed 43.6
140% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 354
266% 354 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 129%
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$126
816GB free
Firmware: SS0411B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1779 1742 1767 1761 1748 1500 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
309% Outstanding
Read 2,103
Write 1725
Mixed 176
SusWrite 1,716
319% 1,430 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 68.3
224% 79.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,258
DQ Write 983
DQ Mixed 504
545% 915 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 309%
Great: 380%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
84.7% Excellent
MC Read 33.1
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 27.8
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 25.6
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 59.8
67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 125%

 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 6,491 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: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $1,118
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