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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics76.2% 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 Drive140% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190808
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 22 '19 at 06:16
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 156
2-Core 308
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 603
8-Core 1,184
106% 893 Pts
64-Core 1,652
102% 1,652 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.2% Very good
Lighting 89.6
Reflection 86.7
Parallax 95.4
73% 90.6 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 98.1
Splatting 85.5
82% 103 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
856GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 854 771 858 507 92 715 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Read 1,379
Write 506
Mixed 898
SusWrite 633
190% 854 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 56.1
4K Mixed 35.6
126% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 54.9
DQ Mixed 87.4
82% 134 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 140%
Great: 255%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134
164GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 281 277 274 277 280 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Read 423
Write 402
Mixed 345
SusWrite 288
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 61.7
4K Mixed 32.7
111% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 247
193% 266 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 113%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB
63GB free
Firmware: UG4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 103 145 234 222 232 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 420
Write 338
Mixed 304
SusWrite 219
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 30.9
4K Mixed 14.1
58% 20.2 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 85.6
DQ Mixed 42.2
48% 82 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
MC Read 32.8
MC Write 35.3
MC Mixed 27.6
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 40.8
SC Mixed 27.6
85% 29.8 GB/s
Latency 57.3
70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 106%

 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 14,178 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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