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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Graphics69.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive212% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory0.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190325
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 08 '19 at 23:40
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 97.5
2-Core 201
67% 149 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 812
72% 610 Pts
64-Core 1,666
103% 1,666 Pts
Poor: 89% Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.6% Good
Lighting 83.9
Reflection 89.3
Parallax 82.1
68% 85.1 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 90.4
Splatting 76.9
72% 89.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 81%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
437GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 548 641 776 838 855 853 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 1,723
Write 885
Mixed 907
SusWrite 752
237% 1,067 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 71
4K Mixed 50.7
156% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,228
DQ Write 924
DQ Mixed 1,011
773% 1,054 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 212%
Great: 393%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 39.8
MC Mixed 31.3
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 2.2
SC Write 13.1
SC Mixed 3.6
18% 6.3 GB/s
Latency 603
7% 603 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 144%

 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 8,641 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: $833
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