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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 147%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 143%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics132% 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 Drive392% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190122
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '21 at 15:46
Run Duration271 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 164
2-Core 328
107% 196 Pts
4-Core 656
8-Core 1,298
115% 977 Pts
64-Core 1,277
79% 1,277 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 110%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
MSI(1462 3724) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 182
Reflection 178
Parallax 182
148% 181 fps
MRender 187
Gravity 154
Splatting 128
125% 157 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
887GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1938 1968 2426 2242 2048 2051 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
392% Outstanding
Read 2611
Write 2,464
Mixed 1,588
SusWrite 2112
493% 2,194 MB/s
4K Read 58
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 82.7
280% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,798
DQ Write 1,416
DQ Mixed 1,578
1,189% 1,597 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 392%
Great: 425%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96
178GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1579 1413 1268 1135 1084 1049 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
351% Outstanding
Read 2659
Write 2470
Mixed 1919
SusWrite 1,254
465% 2,076 MB/s
4K Read 68.6
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 91.3
304% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,822
DQ Write 1,478
DQ Mixed 1,609
1,216% 1,636 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 351%
Great: 410%
Seagate FireCuda 510 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: STES1024 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1821 933 944 949 958 952 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
268% Outstanding
Read 1,628
Write 2,433
Mixed 1,632
SusWrite 1,093
384% 1,697 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 50
189% 72.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,832
DQ Write 1,726
DQ Mixed 1,713
1,304% 1,757 MB/s
Poor: 136%
This bench: 268%
Great: 385%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2K4266C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
122% Outstanding
MC Read 49.8
MC Write 46.9
MC Mixed 34.7
125% 43.8 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 48.5
SC Mixed 35.7
104% 36.5 GB/s
Latency 49.4
81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 122%
Great: 122%

 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 8,674 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: $847
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