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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics83.9% 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 Drive298% 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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191030
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '20 at 22:58
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 148
2-Core 300
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 601
8-Core 1137
103% 869 Pts
64-Core 1,498
93% 1,498 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 109
Parallax 95.6
87% 104 fps
MRender 95.6
Gravity 96.9
Splatting 95.3
78% 95.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
378GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1153 1169 1145 1052 993 1025 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
298% Outstanding
Read 2,502
Write 2,263
Mixed 1628
SusWrite 1,090
418% 1,870 MB/s
4K Read 59.4
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 82.2
274% 96.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,124
DQ Write 927
DQ Mixed 1,040
775% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 298%
Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
144GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 113 114 114 114 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 121
Write 110
Mixed 70
SusWrite 113
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
83% Excellent
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 25.3
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 26.4
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 83%
Great: 83%

 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 14,146 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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