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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 122%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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.
Graphics106% 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 Drive324% 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)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191030
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 19 '19 at 13:50
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900KS
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 161
2-Core 323
106% 194 Pts
4-Core 651
8-Core 1281
114% 966 Pts
64-Core 1,709
106% 1,709 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 110%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Nvidia(10DE 13A3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 125
Parallax 143
108% 134 fps
MRender 175
Gravity 118
Splatting 106
106% 133 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
923GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1281 1285 1282 1304 1305 1305 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
324% Outstanding
Read 2,492
Write 1737
Mixed 1,448
SusWrite 1,294
389% 1,742 MB/s
4K Read 62.5
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 87.6
296% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1332
DQ Write 1086
DQ Mixed 508
572% 975 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 324%
Great: 372%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 188 192 186 191 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 195
Mixed 31.9
SusWrite 190
111% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 111%
Great: 108%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9
6GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 22 10 5.9 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
16% Very poor
Read 35
Write 20.5
Mixed 24.4
SusWrite 17.3
31% 24.3 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 2.3
162% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 16%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
89% Excellent
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 23.7
84% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 45
SC Mixed 33
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 47.7
84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 89%
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 14,141 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: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $788
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