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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 128%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 124%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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.
Graphics114% 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 Drive268% 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)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181113
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '20 at 03:02
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 328
100% 186 Pts
4-Core 654
8-Core 1277
114% 965 Pts
64-Core 1,264
78% 1,264 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 110%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 135
Parallax 153
118% 144 fps
MRender 198
Gravity 137
Splatting 109
116% 148 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 114%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 572 308 308 308 308 304 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
268% Outstanding
Read 2,462
Write 1,431
Mixed 1,008
SusWrite 351
289% 1,313 MB/s
4K Read 61
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 86.7
301% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 968
DQ Write 1,498
DQ Mixed 993
819% 1,153 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 268%
Great: 280%
Adata SP900 256GB-$300
62GB free
Firmware: 5.0.7b
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 195 197 200 171 270 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Read 414
Write 270
Mixed 286
SusWrite 207
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 40.6
163% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 285
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 152
146% 230 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 89%
Adata SP900 256GB-$300
73GB free
Firmware: 5.4.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 183 180 189 203 191 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 355
Write 290
Mixed 288
SusWrite 194
63% 282 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 38.6
153% 60.8 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 213
164% 223 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83%
Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
683GB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 86 85 85 87 83 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
56.2% Above average
Read 111
Write 104
Mixed 64.7
SusWrite 84.7
67% 91.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
111% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 75%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
738GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 72 71 72 71 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
55.6% Above average
Read 122
Write 110
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 71.1
72% 97.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 43.3
MC Write 41.5
MC Mixed 31.2
110% 38.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 32.4
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 48.2
83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%

 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 14,178 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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