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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics69.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive125% 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
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190326
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 22 '19 at 09:08
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 154
2-Core 306
101% 185 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 1,185
105% 890 Pts
64-Core 1,206
75% 1,206 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 103%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.5% Good
Lighting 78.1
Reflection 175
Parallax 74.1
64% 109 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 79.1
Splatting 103
81% 98.5 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80006E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 266 259 256 250 251 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 1,013
Write 253
Mixed 310
SusWrite 256
100% 458 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 43.1
175% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 484
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 279
223% 321 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 125%
Great: 167%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 175 175 178 178 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 166
Mixed 82
SusWrite 176
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 101%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston XJ69DF-HYA 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
MC Read 35.3
MC Write 35.9
MC Mixed 25.4
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 33.8
SC Mixed 27.8
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 90%

 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 14,243 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: $815
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