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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics112% 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 Drive92.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (23%). 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)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190808
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateSep 26 '19 at 19:58
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 23%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8500-$120
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 90.8
1-Core 125
2-Core 252
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 704
76% 604 Pts
64-Core 740
46% 740 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 92%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
MSI(1462 3810) ≥ 4GB; MSI RX 5700-XT Mech OC
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 116
Parallax 234
114% 164 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 135
Splatting 159
114% 136 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 112%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 1100 SATA 256GB
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0DL022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 361 361 368 384 383 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Read 416
Write 453
Mixed 378
SusWrite 368
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 94.9
4K Mixed 35.1
133% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 304
223% 287 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 94%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
466GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 668 680 681 629 558 560 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
640GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 667 680 680 693 726 723 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB-$58
1TB free
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 66 90 89 83 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
41.1% Average
Read 65.3
Write 59.3
Mixed 17.8
SusWrite 78.1
40% 55.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.4
66% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 4ATF51264AZ-2G6E1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
81.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 25.4
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 25.8
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 89%

 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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