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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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.
Graphics95.6% 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 Drive277% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200611
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '22 at 17:53
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 152
2-Core 300
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 583
8-Core 1138
102% 860 Pts
64-Core 1,584
98% 1,584 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.6% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 132
Parallax 121
99% 125 fps
MRender 92.9
Gravity 123
Splatting 112
90% 109 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
373GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 928 623 641 626 615 606 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
277% Outstanding
Read 2,462
Write 2,217
Mixed 1,261
SusWrite 673
368% 1,653 MB/s
4K Read 63.9
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 86
289% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,256
DQ Write 889
DQ Mixed 1,052
791% 1,066 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 277%
Great: 340%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
220GB free
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1514 705 635 637 634 634 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
223% Outstanding
Read 1,627
Write 1,467
Mixed 587
SusWrite 793
249% 1,119 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 63.6
218% 80.2 MB/s
DQ Read 930
DQ Write 965
DQ Mixed 684
587% 859 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 223%
Great: 254%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 38.5
MC Mixed 29.7
103% 35.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 50.2
SC Mixed 31.1
99% 34.6 GB/s
Latency 49.5
81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 103%
Great: 117%

 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 14,148 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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