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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 138%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 128%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics131% 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 Drive228% 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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190326
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 13 '19 at 19:02
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 145
2-Core 297
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 603
8-Core 975
97% 789 Pts
64-Core 1,239
77% 1,239 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 104%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 182
Reflection 192
Parallax 178
149% 184 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 187
Splatting 126
119% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1287 306 307 307 306 305 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
228% Outstanding
Read 2,055
Write 1,467
Mixed 635
SusWrite 470
256% 1,157 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 54.3
219% 83.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,060
DQ Write 1,227
DQ Mixed 773
685% 1,020 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 228%
Great: 236%
Corsair Force LE 480GB-$277
420GB free
Firmware: SAFC12.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 390 154 175 175 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 487
Mixed 389
SusWrite 257
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 88.2
4K Mixed 39.8
146% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 201
186% 286 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 100%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB
463GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 386 393 390 390 391 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 473
Mixed 382
SusWrite 402
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 56.2
4K Mixed 36.8
123% 41.1 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 285
232% 331 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 27
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 38.8
SC Mixed 32.5
89% 31.1 GB/s
Latency 53.4
75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 97.5%
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 14,224 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: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $817
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