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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics104% 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 Drive91.4% 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.
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)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 31 '19 at 21:34
Run Duration193 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$287
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 149
2-Core 300
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 1,041
99% 820 Pts
64-Core 1,645
102% 1,645 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 146
Parallax 46.7
110% 109 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 132
Splatting 109
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 960GB-$195
522GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 421 290 281 317 273 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 448
Write 416
Mixed 360
SusWrite 325
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 59.5
4K Mixed 36.9
126% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 203
186% 286 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 108%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30
20GB free
Firmware: 10RL
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 398
Write 348
Mixed 300
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 17.5
119% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 108
119% 195 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 86%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
80GB free
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,642
Write 1,475
Mixed 678
280% 1,265 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 56
200% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,159
DQ Write 919
DQ Mixed 849
687% 976 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
ST1000DM 003-1CH162 1TB
402GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 104 100 99 100 100 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
41% Average
Read 99.4
Write 69.4
Mixed 65.2
SusWrite 98.6
110% 83.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 41%
Great: 60%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100 1TB
912GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 109 110 108 110 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 107
Write 107
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 107
118% 89.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 44%
WDC WD10 01FALS-00J7B1 1TB
78GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 44 43 44 44 44 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
23% Poor
Read 43.7
Write 41.9
Mixed 31.3
SusWrite 43.3
54% 40.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 23%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-3200 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 28.7
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 29.9
92% 32 GB/s
Latency 53.1
75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 108%

 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 8,713 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: 115% - Outstanding Total price: $828
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