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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics92.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive279% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190325
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 27 '24 at 09:08
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 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 i5-9600K-$137
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 136
2-Core 270
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 781
82% 658 Pts
64-Core 794
49% 794 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.11.1
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.1% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 188
Parallax 189
94% 164 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 129
Splatting 92.7
89% 111 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$57
434GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42B2S7JA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 677 485 433 439 419 406 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
279% Outstanding
Read 2,660
Write 1,900
Mixed 1,550
SusWrite 476
365% 1,647 MB/s
4K Read 61.1
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 81.4
276% 97.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,330
DQ Write 1,281
DQ Mixed 588
638% 1,066 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 279%
Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
930GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 174 173 176 177 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 164
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 177
99% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 101%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 41
MC Write 42
MC Mixed 29.2
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 31
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 52.9
76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 105%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 56 31 200 29.5" 1280 720 MSI3CC5 MSI MAG301RF
Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 8,686 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: $845
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