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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics122% 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 Drive184% 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
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200102
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateMar 30 '21 at 22:51
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 138
2-Core 280
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 757
79% 635 Pts
64-Core 708
44% 708 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6796) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 163
Reflection 182
Parallax 178
133% 174 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 184
Splatting 123
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB
298GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0214B0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 625 829 618 868 172 579 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
184% Outstanding
Read 1,417
Write 1,510
Mixed 972
SusWrite 615
253% 1,128 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 24.1
176% 73.9 MB/s
DQ Read 678
DQ Write 1,076
DQ Mixed 430
451% 728 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 184%
Great: 291%
WD My Passport 500GB
342GB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 74 74 74 74 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Read 94.3
Write 98.3
Mixed 60
SusWrite 74.2
109% 81.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
114% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 40.8
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 27.8
103% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 35.4
SC Mixed 28.8
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 101%
Great: 107%

 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 6,496 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: 116% - Outstanding Total price: $1,121
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