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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 196%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 114%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 183%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics175% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive350% 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)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200814
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 06 '21 at 05:30
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 7 cores, 7 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Memory 99.2
1-Core 172
2-Core 346
111% 206 Pts
4-Core 688
8-Core 1,208
114% 948 Pts
64-Core 1,207
75% 1,207 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 114%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
175% Outstanding
Lighting 238
Reflection 227
Parallax 260
194% 242 fps
MRender 290
Gravity 240
Splatting 193
192% 241 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 175%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
329GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2092 812 819 827 824 821 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
350% Outstanding
Read 2,701
Write 2,476
Mixed 1,927
SusWrite 1,033
455% 2,034 MB/s
4K Read 71.6
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 98.3
326% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,860
DQ Write 1,610
DQ Mixed 1,667
1,268% 1,712 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 350%
Great: 355%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 3TB
2TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 527 530 529 529 523 531 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 663
Write 426
Mixed 154
SusWrite 528
99% 443 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 9.9
4K Mixed 2.6
16% 5.9 MB/s
DQ Read 16.2
DQ Write 17.1
DQ Mixed 9.6
9% 14.3 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 462%
Seagate ST4000NM0035-1V4107 4TB
1TB free
Firmware: TN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 197 195 199 200 199 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 202
Mixed 92.6
SusWrite 198
127% 174 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 1.1
270% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 116%
Great: 115%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
135% Outstanding
MC Read 53.5
MC Write 55.1
MC Mixed 35.8
138% 48.1 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 54.6
SC Mixed 37.5
111% 39 GB/s
Latency 40
100% 40 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 135%
Great: 135%

 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 14,176 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: 115% - Outstanding Total price: $803
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