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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 139%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 134%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics126% 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 Drive315% 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)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 26 '20 at 06:54
Run Duration194 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 163
2-Core 326
106% 195 Pts
4-Core 650
8-Core 1,272
114% 961 Pts
64-Core 1243
77% 1243 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Lighting 166
Reflection 160
Parallax 160
136% 162 fps
MRender 204
Gravity 143
Splatting 124
124% 157 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 126%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 638 778 767 775 754 730 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
315% Outstanding
Read 2,595
Write 2,301
Mixed 1,817
SusWrite 740
416% 1,863 MB/s
4K Read 63.2
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 88.4
292% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1849
DQ Write 1,549
DQ Mixed 1,637
1,243% 1,678 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 315%
Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
338GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 485 487 486 485 485 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 485
Mixed 465
SusWrite 485
110% 485 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 65.1
225% 82.7 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 353
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 136%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 41
MC Write 41.6
MC Mixed 30.2
107% 37.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 43.5
SC Mixed 30.3
91% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 51.7
77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 106%
Great: 120%

 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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