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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 133%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 135%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics132% 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 Drive337% 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
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190808
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '19 at 09:49
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User LBN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 92.6
1-Core 150
2-Core 300
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 1,074
101% 836 Pts
64-Core 1,636
101% 1,636 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Zotac(19DA 3507) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 171
Parallax 184
150% 180 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 152
Splatting 110
118% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 134%
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7B17) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7.12% Terrible
Lighting 6.8
Reflection 12.1
Parallax 8.38
6% 9.1 fps
MRender 11.8
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 16.5
10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.12%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
763GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1440 1380 1073 1317 1348 1719 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
337% Outstanding
Read 2612
Write 1,232
Mixed 1,487
SusWrite 1,380
373% 1,678 MB/s
4K Read 61.6
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 84.3
286% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,419
DQ Write 1,236
DQ Mixed 505
604% 1,053 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 337%
Great: 372%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
769GB free
Firmware: 2BA30003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 104 105 106 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Read 102
Write 70.8
Mixed 59
SusWrite 105
62% 84.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
778GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 170 171 171 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 157
Mixed 104
SusWrite 171
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 109%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB
528GB free, PID 25e2
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 96 99 99 97 99 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
39.8% Below average
Read 107
Write 94
Mixed 63.3
SusWrite 94.7
119% 89.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.2
48% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 59%
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 (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.9% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 18.1
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 20.9
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 63.9%
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 6,492 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: 119% - Outstanding Total price: $1,099
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