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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics116% 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 Drive72.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201225
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 11 '23 at 12:44
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 91.3
1-Core 134
2-Core 267
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 749
81% 641 Pts
64-Core 772
48% 772 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 95%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.37
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 145
Parallax 171
124% 156 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 131
Splatting 114
114% 143 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 116%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 191 146 164 154 182 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Read 358
Write 351
Mixed 174
SusWrite 181
60% 266 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 79.7
4K Mixed 23.4
121% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 213
171% 247 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 111%
Hs-ssd-g4000 1024G 1TB
954GB free
Firmware: SN08193
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2291 2243 2218 2249 2248 2240 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
357% Outstanding
Read 2,443
Write 2,393
Mixed 2,157
SusWrite 2,248
521% 2,310 MB/s
4K Read 57.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 73.7
238% 79.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,318
DQ Write 838
DQ Mixed 1,056
793% 1,071 MB/s
Poor: 216%
This bench: 357%
Great: 552%
Toshiba MK5065GSX 500GB-$52
419GB free
Firmware: GJ003A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 79 79 80 79 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
46.1% Average
Read 81.4
Write 74.6
Mixed 27
SusWrite 79
48% 65.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 26.5
85% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 25.8
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 85%

 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 14,256 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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