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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics95.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive304% 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180903
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateMay 19 '19 at 12:08
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
99% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 156
2-Core 312
101% 187 Pts
4-Core 571
8-Core 1115
100% 843 Pts
64-Core 1,727
107% 1,727 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 99%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Gigabyte(1458 3793) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.5% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 136
Parallax 115
99% 124 fps
MRender 97.4
Gravity 123
Splatting 105
89% 109 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
643GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1230 1099 1120 1119 1069 1085 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
304% Outstanding
Read 2108
Write 2,340
Mixed 1,615
SusWrite 1,120
404% 1,796 MB/s
4K Read 62.6
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 86.9
288% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,508
DQ Write 1,286
DQ Mixed 1,365
1,032% 1,386 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 304%
Great: 372%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
2TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 180 174 172 172 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 148
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 174
96% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
143% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 101%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.7% Good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 19.1
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 22.4
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 66.7%
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 (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 8,619 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: 116% - Outstanding Total price: $821
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