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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics7.33% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive124% 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 AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190221
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 04 '20 at 19:11
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 151
2-Core 302
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 602
8-Core 1,144
104% 874 Pts
64-Core 1,131
70% 1,131 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7B17) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7.33% Terrible
Lighting 6.87
Reflection 12.6
Parallax 8.94
6% 9.46 fps
MRender 13.4
Gravity 7.43
Splatting 16.9
11% 12.6 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.33%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
501GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 485 487 485 486 486 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 486
Mixed 455
SusWrite 485
109% 485 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 55.1
186% 65.7 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
232GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 308 308 305 304 302 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 485
Mixed 419
SusWrite 324
97% 433 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 63
215% 76.3 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 349
264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 123%
Great: 124%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -1 64GB
27GB free, PID 0301
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
15.8% Very poor
Read 22.3
Write 21.2
Mixed 20
SusWrite 21.7
29% 21.3 MB/s
4K Read 3.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 2.9
189% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 15.8%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
MC Read 39.3
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 27.9
100% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 37.5
SC Mixed 30
85% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 110%

 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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