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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics70.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive68.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190808
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 20 '20 at 06:30
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 153
2-Core 304
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 558
8-Core 574
75% 566 Pts
64-Core 578
36% 578 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 96%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.4% Very good
Lighting 89
Reflection 81.2
Parallax 75.4
72% 81.9 fps
MRender 95
Gravity 79.9
Splatting 72.8
66% 82.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU800NS38 128GB
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427AC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 72 121 81 45 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 386
Write 130
Mixed 174
SusWrite 81.5
42% 193 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 95.1
4K Mixed 35.3
142% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 74.5
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 88.4
71% 96.9 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 102%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
218GB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 70 70 71 71 71 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
55.7% Above average
Read 124
Write 125
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 69.6
69% 93.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
MC Read 33
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 26.7
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 26.8
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 103%

 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 14,150 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: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $810
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