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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics105% 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 Drive302% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190808
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 10 '19 at 20:23
Run Duration230 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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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 (94th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 136
2-Core 298
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 597
8-Core 1,039
99% 818 Pts
64-Core 1,122
70% 1,122 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 122
Parallax 126
107% 127 fps
MRender 174
Gravity 126
Splatting 100
105% 133 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 988 1039 846 802 788 774 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
302% Outstanding
Read 2,474
Write 2,326
Mixed 1,626
SusWrite 873
408% 1,824 MB/s
4K Read 57.8
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 78.6
261% 91 MB/s
DQ Read 1,653
DQ Write 1,426
DQ Mixed 1,509
1,139% 1,529 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 302%
Great: 372%
WD WD10JPLX-00MBPT0 1TB
289GB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 122 122 124 124 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 119
Write 100
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 122
66% 91.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 75%
WD WD20SPZX-11CRAT0 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 106 105 103 105 104 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 114
Write 97.5
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 104
73% 98.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 6.7
4K Mixed 0.7
244% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 76%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 8GB-$7
7GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 5.4 5.4 5.8 4.5 5.4 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
22.6% Poor
Read 129
Write 3.7
Mixed 4.3
SusWrite 5.2
27% 35.6 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
43% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 22%
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 (87th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 28.6
103% 36 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 30.5
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 101%
Great: 107%

 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 6,496 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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