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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics78.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive340% 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)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190326
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 16 '19 at 22:32
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 149
2-Core 298
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 565
8-Core 1,038
96% 801 Pts
64-Core 1,570
97% 1,570 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.9% Very good
Lighting 97.8
Reflection 110
Parallax 91.3
80% 99.6 fps
MRender 93.1
Gravity 92.7
Splatting 96.2
77% 94 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90
475GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2285 2150 1449 1428 1406 1428 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
340% Outstanding
Read 2,482
Write 2,308
Mixed 1,732
SusWrite 1691
461% 2,053 MB/s
4K Read 59.4
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 81.7
275% 97.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,264
DQ Write 1,091
DQ Mixed 1,152
870% 1,169 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 340%
Great: 410%
Kingston SUV500480G 480GB
444GB free
Firmware: 003056R6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 156 167 161 161 147 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 453
Mixed 394
SusWrite 197
85% 381 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 43.7
160% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 190
174% 266 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 95%
Kingston SSDNow KC400 1TB-$380
723GB free
Firmware: SAFM001B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 469 475 471 468 473 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 482
Mixed 322
SusWrite 471
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 38.9
151% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 67.4
126% 250 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
76% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 22.3
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 32.3
SC Mixed 25.3
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76%
Great: 95%

 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 14,180 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: $798
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