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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics111% 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 Drive284% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180831
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMar 24 '19 at 03:48
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 164
2-Core 277
101% 179 Pts
4-Core 605
8-Core 1,093
102% 849 Pts
64-Core 1,273
79% 1,273 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Zotac(19DA 1511) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 128
Parallax 141
115% 137 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 133
Splatting 104
109% 138 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
283GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 905 842 834 831 831 821 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
284% Outstanding
Read 2,042
Write 2,370
Mixed 1,676
SusWrite 844
389% 1,733 MB/s
4K Read 70
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 97.3
327% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 846
DQ Write 1,358
DQ Mixed 84.3
350% 763 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 284%
Great: 340%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
89GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 206 136 113 104 98 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 459
Mixed 412
SusWrite 174
85% 381 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 53.7
187% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 131
131% 205 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
409GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 123 121 126 122 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 136
Write 113
Mixed 71.7
SusWrite 121
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 27.9
99% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 32.7
SC Mixed 26.5
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 50.6
79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 107%

 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 14,152 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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