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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 148%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics137% 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 Drive329% 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)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 15 '21 at 09:55
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 166
2-Core 330
107% 198 Pts
4-Core 660
8-Core 1,298
116% 979 Pts
64-Core 1,273
79% 1,273 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 110%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2877 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.96
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 203
Parallax 214
155% 202 fps
MRender 144
Gravity 200
Splatting 136
129% 160 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 137%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1590 1165 812 809 812 812 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
329% Outstanding
Read 2704
Write 2482
Mixed 1,898
SusWrite 1000
452% 2,021 MB/s
4K Read 72
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 101
336% 119 MB/s
DQ Read 1,418
DQ Write 1,086
DQ Mixed 1,227
924% 1,244 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 329%
Great: 340%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 250GB
146GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 477 404 299 298 298 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 474
Mixed 446
SusWrite 375
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 71.9
4K Mixed 47.5
158% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 244
177% 231 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 102%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3888 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
124% Outstanding
MC Read 48.1
MC Write 51.1
MC Mixed 34.2
127% 44.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 51.9
SC Mixed 34.2
104% 36.4 GB/s
Latency 49.1
82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 124%
Great: 116%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 7 60 31.6" 1280 720 ACR0507 EB321HQU
Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,141 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: $788
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