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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics97.7% 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 Drive113% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190326
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 18 '20 at 01:42
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 139
2-Core 279
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 549
8-Core 817
85% 683 Pts
64-Core 822
51% 822 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.7% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 114
Parallax 129
99% 121 fps
MRender 165
Gravity 105
Splatting 94.2
96% 121 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
879GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 470 473 482 481 306 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 484
Mixed 404
SusWrite 446
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 98.4
4K Mixed 46
161% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 350
264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 113%
Great: 121%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25
112GB free
Firmware: CS900613
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 131 87 110 85 87 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Read 497
Write 371
Mixed 350
SusWrite 145
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 80.2
4K Mixed 35.7
146% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 190
168% 250 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 171 171 171 171 171 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 153
Mixed 105
SusWrite 170
117% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 108%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.8
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 32.9
105% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 29.2
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%

 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 14,176 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: $800
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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