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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 188%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 195%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics173% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive323% 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)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200814
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 06 '21 at 07:26
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 99.2
1-Core 163
2-Core 326
107% 196 Pts
4-Core 645
8-Core 1,305
115% 975 Pts
64-Core 1,708
106% 1,708 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 110%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
173% Outstanding
Lighting 235
Reflection 228
Parallax 259
192% 241 fps
MRender 289
Gravity 241
Splatting 188
190% 240 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 173%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
329GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2096 813 824 820 818 825 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
323% Outstanding
Read 2,665
Write 2,463
Mixed 1,884
SusWrite 1,032
450% 2,011 MB/s
4K Read 70.7
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 95.7
319% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,310
DQ Write 1,115
DQ Mixed 1,212
909% 1,213 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 323%
Great: 355%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 3TB
2TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 528 533 532 531 526 536 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
66% Good
Read 525
Write 438
Mixed 141
SusWrite 531
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 10
4K Mixed 2.6
44% 11.9 MB/s
DQ Read 16.9
DQ Write 16.4
DQ Mixed 9.4
9% 14.2 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 66%
Great: 462%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
114% Outstanding
MC Read 40.4
MC Write 46
MC Mixed 31
112% 39.1 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 54.1
SC Mixed 36.4
110% 38.4 GB/s
Latency 39.7
101% 39.7 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 114%
Great: 135%

 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 14,201 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: 116% - Outstanding Total price: $818
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