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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics98.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180831
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 04 '19 at 05:26
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 82.2
1-Core 125
2-Core 250
84% 153 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 668
74% 581 Pts
64-Core 729
45% 729 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.1% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 115
Parallax 120
98% 118 fps
MRender 166
Gravity 114
Splatting 96
99% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 435 373 293 293 293 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 431
Mixed 415
SusWrite 350
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 82.7
4K Mixed 52.5
169% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 346
261% 350 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 108%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
698GB free
Firmware: CC3E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 117 117 117 117 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 115
Write 116
Mixed 62
SusWrite 116
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 68%
Seagate ST3120811AS 120GB-$179
89GB free
Firmware: 3.AAE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 52 54 54 54 54 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
31.1% Below average
Read 54.2
Write 24.7
Mixed 37.3
SusWrite 53.9
32% 42.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.3% Good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 20.3
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 13.3
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 101%

 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 14,188 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: $803
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