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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 134%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 129%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics126% 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 Drive155% 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190808
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 29 '20 at 18:16
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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)
105% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 154
2-Core 307
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 612
8-Core 1,211
108% 911 Pts
64-Core 1,214
75% 1,214 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 157
Parallax 162
140% 164 fps
MRender 191
Gravity 141
Splatting 115
118% 149 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 126%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 61 66 45 15 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 1411
Write 913
Mixed 882
SusWrite 48.5
180% 814 MB/s
4K Read 56.7
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 74.6
265% 96.1 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 89.5
129% 240 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 155%
Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
200GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 139 142 143 144 144 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
85% Excellent
Read 155
Write 106
Mixed 81
SusWrite 141
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 36.3
MC Mixed 27.5
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 36.7
SC Mixed 30.3
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 104%

 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 14,144 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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HDDRAMUSB
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