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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics129% 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 Drive212% 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)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180831
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateDec 01 '22 at 23:36
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 145
2-Core 279
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 905
86% 710 Pts
64-Core 1,178
73% 1,178 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198
Gigabyte(1458 4043) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.86
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
129% Outstanding
Lighting 162
Reflection 163
Parallax 339
132% 222 fps
MRender 163
Gravity 162
Splatting 189
142% 171 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 129%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 899 643 620 602 587 596 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 1,625
Write 2,129
Mixed 1,379
SusWrite 658
326% 1,448 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 63.3
206% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,058
DQ Write 881
DQ Mixed 989
735% 976 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 212%
Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
107GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,675
Write 2,108
Mixed 1400
387% 1,728 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 89
4K Mixed 64.6
206% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 1,101
DQ Write 908
DQ Mixed 1,017
758% 1,009 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 105 106 103 104 103 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 109
Write 119
Mixed 35.6
SusWrite 104
67% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
124% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 108%
SAMSUNG HD153WI 1.5TB
797GB free, PID 0216
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 33 32 31 31 31 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
15.2% Very poor
Read 31.7
Write 31.8
Mixed 26.3
SusWrite 31.8
41% 30.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
58% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 20%
ST2000DM 001-1ER164 2TB
925GB free, PID 0400
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 182 181 178 178 181 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
68.3% Good
Read 166
Write 123
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 180
180% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
86% Excellent
MC Read 33.8
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 24.6
86% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 31.6
SC Mixed 26.1
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 55
73% 55 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 86%
Great: 97%

 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 14,259 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: $813
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