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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics71.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (84%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211115
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '22 at 20:02
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 84%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
70.3% Very good
Memory 74
1-Core 102
2-Core 192
69% 122 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 636
60% 497 Pts
64-Core 1277
79% 1277 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$288
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.8% Very good
Lighting 84.2
Reflection 92.3
Parallax 61.1
69% 79.2 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 86.3
Splatting 88.9
78% 96.4 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 97%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Asmt ASM105x 256GB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 43 45 45 150 119 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Read 181
Write 163
Mixed 90.8
SusWrite 79.7
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 2.8
453% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3600C16-8GTZNC 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZR 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZR 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZR 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
62.7% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 20.1
66% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 14.1
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 92.4
43% 92.4 ns

 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 14,336 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: $790
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