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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics119% 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 Drive342% 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)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180928
Uptime5.4 Days
Run DateSep 19 '19 at 12:12
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 251
92% 162 Pts
4-Core 522
8-Core 856
84% 689 Pts
64-Core 1132
70% 1132 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389
Gigabyte(1458 37B1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 160
Reflection 150
Parallax 127
130% 146 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 144
Splatting 105
112% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 119%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1609 1565 1914 1854 1793 1689 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
342% Outstanding
Read 2,595
Write 2113
Mixed 738
SusWrite 1,737
400% 1,796 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 74.2
245% 91.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,442
DQ Write 1072
DQ Mixed 1,230
927% 1,248 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 342%
Great: 393%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$51
162GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 374 375 370 362 362 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 478
Mixed 418
SusWrite 384
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 63.7
215% 75.2 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 357
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 127%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Predator 2666 C13 2x8GB-$137
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 33.1
MC Mixed 23.8
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 33.3
SC Mixed 27
76% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 53.6
75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 99%

 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 14,277 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: 115% - Outstanding Total price: $811
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