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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, 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 Drive284% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190808
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 09 '19 at 21:06
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 91.8
1-Core 160
2-Core 318
103% 190 Pts
4-Core 636
8-Core 1,219
110% 928 Pts
64-Core 1,178
73% 1,178 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 141
Parallax 127
110% 134 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 135
Splatting 110
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$4
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 602 548 555 555 557 557 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
284% Outstanding
Read 2,391
Write 1,474
Mixed 1,242
SusWrite 562
314% 1,417 MB/s
4K Read 70.1
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 97.4
322% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,369
DQ Write 1,053
DQ Mixed 1,102
854% 1,175 MB/s
Poor: 148%
This bench: 284%
Great: 293%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
470GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2460 2135 1663 1625 1655 1644 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
412% Outstanding
Read 2527
Write 2,368
Mixed 1,741
SusWrite 1,864
477% 2125 MB/s
4K Read 69.6
4K Write 220
4K Mixed 107
360% 132 MB/s
DQ Read 2,048
DQ Write 1,811
DQ Mixed 1,902
1,433% 1,920 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 412%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.8% Excellent
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 26.6
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 35.2
SC Mixed 27.2
77% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 103%

 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 8,639 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: 116% - Outstanding Total price: $830
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