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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics123% 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 Drive252% 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190326
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '19 at 02:50
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9400F How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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)
93.5% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 124
2-Core 244
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 733
76% 612 Pts
64-Core 729
45% 729 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Gigabyte(1458 3FF5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 153
Parallax 155
137% 159 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 135
Splatting 109
113% 142 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 123%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 544 324 320 318 309 285 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
252% Outstanding
Read 2424
Write 1467
Mixed 1,172
SusWrite 350
299% 1,353 MB/s
4K Read 61
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 80.2
272% 95.2 MB/s
DQ Read 976
DQ Write 1,227
DQ Mixed 1009
787% 1,071 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 252%
Great: 280%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
480GB free
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 913 504 504 506 506 506 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
829GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 194 197 196 197 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 120
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 196
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 111%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 41
MC Write 42.4
MC Mixed 29.1
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 38.6
SC Mixed 28.4
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 54.5
73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 104%
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 14,220 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: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $829
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HDDRAMUSB
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