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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics135% 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 Drive271% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory20 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211115
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 19 '21 at 22:31
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 134
2-Core 265
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 532
8-Core 821
84% 677 Pts
64-Core 822
51% 822 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 197
Parallax 207
153% 197 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 196
Splatting 130
125% 155 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 135%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT303.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1903 1044 1046 1061 1073 1081 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
271% Outstanding
Read 1,367
Write 2,345
Mixed 1,742
SusWrite 1,201
378% 1,664 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 75.1
253% 96.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,583
DQ Write 1,308
DQ Mixed 1,408
1,064% 1,433 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 271%
Great: 303%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 64GB-$11
52GB free, PID db8a
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 33 33 33 33 33 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
15.8% Very poor
Read 36.4
Write 32.2
Mixed 35
SusWrite 31.8
46% 33.9 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1.8
106% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 15.8%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 41.6
MC Write 42.1
MC Mixed 34.6
113% 39.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 44
SC Mixed 30.4
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 109%
Great: 164%

 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 14,179 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: 116% - Outstanding Total price: $798
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