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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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.
Graphics81.3% 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 Drive224% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '19 at 15:31
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 125
2-Core 253
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 752
78% 629 Pts
64-Core 747
46% 747 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 95%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.3% Excellent
Lighting 100
Reflection 112
Parallax 95.5
82% 103 fps
MRender 98.4
Gravity 97.1
Splatting 97.8
80% 97.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
434GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 885 897 896 903 899 908 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
224% Outstanding
Read 1,456
Write 888
Mixed 893
SusWrite 898
231% 1,034 MB/s
4K Read 58.9
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 76.1
271% 98.2 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 859
DQ Mixed 222
279% 477 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 224%
Great: 242%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
112GB free
Firmware: DXT0AB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 131 131 131 131 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 480
Write 135
Mixed 132
SusWrite 131
48% 220 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 75.2
4K Mixed 17.9
106% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 49
84% 169 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 73%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
931GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 124 128 132 133 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 112
Write 111
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 130
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 2.7
520% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 36.9
MC Mixed 26.9
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 35.6
SC Mixed 28.6
81% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 53.6
75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 94%

 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 14,144 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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