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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics100% 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 Drive237% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory38.9 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190808
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 23 '21 at 18:06
Run Duration222 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 82.3
1-Core 140
2-Core 283
91% 168 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 782
85% 673 Pts
64-Core 998
62% 998 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 114
Parallax 128
98% 121 fps
MRender 176
Gravity 117
Splatting 106
105% 133 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 100%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 600 923 963 953 732 731 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
237% Outstanding
Read 1,461
Write 2,233
Mixed 1,511
SusWrite 817
340% 1,505 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 71.3
228% 84.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,511
DQ Write 1,050
DQ Mixed 1,176
906% 1,246 MB/s
Poor: 150%
This bench: 237%
Great: 298%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB
243GB free
Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2079 1051 563 602 752 686 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
231% Outstanding
Read 1,179
Write 2,116
Mixed 1,360
SusWrite 956
318% 1,403 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 64.9
224% 84.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,330
DQ Write 1,207
DQ Mixed 1,417
1,022% 1318 MB/s
Poor: 150%
This bench: 231%
Great: 298%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 48GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.5% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 21.2
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 21
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 65.5%
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 6,558 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: $1,129
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