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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (45%). 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)
Memory17.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20190325
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateSep 25 '22 at 22:01
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 45%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (14th 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 below expectations (7th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 80.1
1-Core 129
2-Core 233
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 767
76% 621 Pts
64-Core 846
52% 846 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
63.3% Good
Lighting 97.2
Reflection 94.2
Parallax 87
79% 92.8 fps
MRender 39.7
Gravity 50.3
Splatting 31.8
32% 40.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
259GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 86 95 106 119 125 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 157
Write 176
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 101
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 113%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB
98GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 94 95 96 91 97 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
47.1% Average
Read 68.7
Write 100
Mixed 66
SusWrite 95.3
61% 82.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMN32GX4M2Z3600C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
71.5% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 24
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 13.8
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 80.4
50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 126%

 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 8,628 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: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $840
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