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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190326
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 22 '19 at 04:35
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 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 i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 142
2-Core 283
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 802
81% 657 Pts
64-Core 831
51% 831 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 94.2
Parallax 86.1
85% 94.9 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 91.7
Splatting 81.4
75% 93.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,622
Write 2,391
Mixed 1732
500% 2,249 MB/s
4K Read 71.9
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 98.2
326% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,872
DQ Write 1,506
DQ Mixed 1,266
1,063% 1548 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung MZ7TE512HMHP-000 512GB
101GB free
Firmware: EXT02L06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 354 253 216 206 209 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
98% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 406
Mixed 249
SusWrite 276
79% 356 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 97.5
4K Mixed 37.8
161% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 90.2
120% 222 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 98%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34
286GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 187 188 186 186 187 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 125
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 186
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
84.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.8
MC Write 33.4
MC Mixed 23.7
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 25.6
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 97%

 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 14,135 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: 116% - Outstanding Total price: $791
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