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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics106% 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 Drive272% 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.
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)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190225
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMay 21 '19 at 04:16
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 149
2-Core 299
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 1,164
101% 865 Pts
64-Core 1,184
73% 1,184 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 101%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 128
Parallax 143
107% 134 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 126
Splatting 102
107% 136 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 667 413 423 427 422 417 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
272% Outstanding
Read 2,504
Write 2,183
Mixed 1,381
SusWrite 462
363% 1,632 MB/s
4K Read 62.9
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 86.3
290% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,012
DQ Write 1,390
DQ Mixed 1,167
891% 1,190 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 272%
Great: 302%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
115GB free
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 190 182 181 179 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 475
Mixed 360
SusWrite 224
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 51.5
184% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 246
210% 310 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 106%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 173 175 175 174 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 155
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 173
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 106%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
2TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 184 182 185 185 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 130
Mixed 83
SusWrite 183
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 105%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 40.1
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 28.7
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 38.9
SC Mixed 31.5
88% 30.9 GB/s
Latency 49.3
81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%

 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 14,142 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: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $788
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