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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics125% 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 Drive222% 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)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180903
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 25 '20 at 17:38
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 148
2-Core 294
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 838
83% 678 Pts
64-Core 1,136
70% 1,136 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6591) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 189
Parallax 188
141% 183 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 173
Splatting 121
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1196 304 305 305 305 306 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
222% Outstanding
Read 1,557
Write 1,470
Mixed 1,062
SusWrite 454
254% 1,136 MB/s
4K Read 59.2
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 78.3
263% 91.7 MB/s
DQ Read 975
DQ Write 1,313
DQ Mixed 1,007
799% 1,098 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 222%
Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$380
3.5TB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 483 482 488 488 487 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 461
Mixed 419
SusWrite 484
105% 468 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 91
4K Mixed 40.6
143% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 352
265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 110%
Great: 133%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 243 242 241 242 243 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 239
Write 238
Mixed 104
SusWrite 242
150% 206 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1.9
373% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 138%
Great: 136%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 27.9
101% 35.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 38.6
SC Mixed 28.7
84% 29.2 GB/s
Latency 50.1
80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 99.5%
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 6,510 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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HDDRAMUSB
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