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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics78.5% 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 Drive115% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200102
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJun 04 '20 at 01:55
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$405
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 88.8
1-Core 144
2-Core 300
96% 178 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 978
94% 772 Pts
64-Core 1,490
92% 1,490 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
78.5% Very good
Lighting 101
Reflection 91.7
Parallax 83.2
82% 91.9 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 85.5
Splatting 75.7
71% 89 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB
393GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 431 460 458 411 395 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 448
Mixed 414
SusWrite 433
101% 447 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 92.3
4K Mixed 52.3
167% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 293
238% 338 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 115%
Great: 123%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 64GB
44GB free, PID 00c2
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 6.7 11 12 11 12 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
3.25% Terrible
Read 7
Write 4.2
Mixed 3.7
SusWrite 9.3
8% 6.05 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
3% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.25%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$128
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.1% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 22.5
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 23.4
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 114%

 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 14,313 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: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $786
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