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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics113% 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 Drive248% 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.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory19.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200813
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateSep 25 '20 at 01:08
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User PAN-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing way below expectations (8th 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 63.2
1-Core 139
2-Core 262
82% 155 Pts
4-Core 529
8-Core 880
86% 704 Pts
64-Core 1,340
83% 1,340 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 81%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
113% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 162
Parallax 136
118% 148 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 175
Splatting 125
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 113%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1017 756 751 748 722 725 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
248% Outstanding
Read 2,289
Write 1,449
Mixed 1,514
SusWrite 787
336% 1,510 MB/s
4K Read 53.6
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 72.7
235% 80.1 MB/s
DQ Read 873
DQ Write 713
DQ Mixed 786
590% 791 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 248%
Great: 410%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
62GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 38 32 46 41 48 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
18.7% Very poor
Read 23
Write 45.4
Mixed 17.9
SusWrite 42.2
24% 32.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.2
39% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 18.7%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
64.2% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 21.3
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 14
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 115%

 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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