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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics7.27% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190808
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMay 31 '20 at 19:38
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User DZA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 146
2-Core 282
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 565
8-Core 847
88% 706 Pts
64-Core 844
52% 844 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 101%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7B17) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7.27% Terrible
Lighting 7.07
Reflection 11.3
Parallax 0.09
6% 6.14 fps
MRender 13
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 15.8
10% 12 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.27%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
850GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX003J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 72 59 41 47 26 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
38.8% Below average
Read 81.7
Write 80
Mixed 30.2
SusWrite 53.5
45% 61.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 62%
Patriot Memory 16GB
10GB free, PID 3e00
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.5 4.8 5.4 4.9 5.4 5.1 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
7.37% Terrible
Read 16.8
Write 9.3
Mixed 10.2
SusWrite 5.5
13% 10.4 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1.2
88% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.37%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G4D32AET4K.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 40.4
MC Write 39.2
MC Mixed 28.8
103% 36.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 37.8
SC Mixed 30.4
85% 29.9 GB/s
Latency 51.3
78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%

 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 14,143 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: $807
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