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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 139%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 138%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics134% 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 Drive252% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20180928
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '23 at 10:23
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 153
2-Core 300
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 584
8-Core 1,026
97% 805 Pts
64-Core 1,529
95% 1,529 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 252
Parallax 181
150% 206 fps
MRender 194
Gravity 155
Splatting 129
127% 159 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 703 634 634 626 611 616 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
252% Outstanding
Read 2,480
Write 2,305
Mixed 1,535
SusWrite 637
388% 1,739 MB/s
4K Read 55.9
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 72.2
235% 79 MB/s
DQ Read 1,057
DQ Write 752
DQ Mixed 926
686% 912 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 252%
Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
331GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1816 1648 1616 1358 1343 1384 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
316% Outstanding
Read 2525
Write 2,365
Mixed 1,887
SusWrite 1,528
466% 2,076 MB/s
4K Read 58.2
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 76.2
244% 81.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,131
DQ Write 916
DQ Mixed 1000
755% 1,016 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 316%
Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$85
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 173 164 164 160 176 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$68
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 38.8
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 31.3
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 45.5
SC Mixed 31
92% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 104%
Great: 111%

 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 14,145 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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