MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 20 '19 at 21:25
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 92
1-Core 124
2-Core 246
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 718
75% 604 Pts
64-Core 717
44% 717 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Asus Radeon RX Vega
Asus(1043 04C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 91.2
Parallax 182
93% 129 fps
MRender 89.1
Gravity 115
Splatting 130
94% 111 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 94%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ AMD Radeon R7 120GB-$67
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 427 349 293 292 276 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 426
Mixed 322
SusWrite 338
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 93.5
4K Mixed 35.2
135% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 271
223% 319 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
73.1% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 21.3
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 23.1
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,176 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 EDGE AC (MS-7B17) - $190

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 115% - Outstanding Total price: $803
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