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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics111% 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 Drive76.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '19 at 16:09
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 151
2-Core 299
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 602
8-Core 883
93% 743 Pts
64-Core 895
55% 895 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 104%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
111% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 166
Parallax 131
118% 147 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 166
Splatting 115
108% 133 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 111%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 120GB
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMB1.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 130 130 133 132 192 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 266
Write 127
Mixed 325
SusWrite 150
49% 217 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 85.7
4K Mixed 37.4
144% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 186
165% 245 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
489GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 93 95 107 118 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 150
Write 123
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 99.7
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 27
96% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 36.7
SC Mixed 30
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 54.9
73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 104%

 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 6,508 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: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $1,116
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HDDRAMUSB
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