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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics105% 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 Drive279% 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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190326
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '19 at 20:26
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 98.3
1-Core 149
2-Core 304
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 609
8-Core 1,175
106% 892 Pts
64-Core 1,194
74% 1,194 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 106%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 151
Parallax 129
111% 139 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 135
Splatting 109
97% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1161 403 402 403 404 404 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
279% Outstanding
Read 2,531
Write 2,268
Mixed 1,501
SusWrite 530
380% 1,707 MB/s
4K Read 63.9
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 87.4
295% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,012
DQ Write 1413
DQ Mixed 1,170
896% 1,198 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 279%
Great: 302%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 185 186 188 187 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 147
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 186
105% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2.4
413% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 107%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2K4000C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
124% Outstanding
MC Read 48.3
MC Write 50.7
MC Mixed 34.2
127% 44.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.8
SC Write 48.6
SC Mixed 35.2
102% 35.9 GB/s
Latency 44.4
90% 44.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 124%
Great: 129%

 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 14,188 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: $803
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