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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 09 '18 at 18:47
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Memory 90.8
1-Core 149
2-Core 261
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 583
8-Core 1,097
100% 840 Pts
64-Core 1,607
100% 1,607 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 154
Parallax 132
113% 141 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 137
Splatting 111
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 97 100 92 108 103 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
32% Below average
Read 13.7
Write 109
Mixed 44.5
SusWrite 97.5
49% 66.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 32%
Great: 112%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC52
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 101 100 99 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Read 104
Write 77.2
Mixed 68
SusWrite 100
64% 87.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
97% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
564GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 169 171 172 171 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 100
Write 95.2
Mixed 60.8
SusWrite 171
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.3% Very good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 21.9
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 23.8
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 131%

 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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