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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 139%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 143%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics131% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200814
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 16 '20 at 04:15
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 156
2-Core 310
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 624
8-Core 1,210
109% 917 Pts
64-Core 1,647
102% 1,647 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 197
Parallax 196
151% 193 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 178
Splatting 128
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,612
Write 2,393
Mixed 1,858
509% 2,287 MB/s
4K Read 66
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 88
294% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,286
DQ Write 1056
DQ Mixed 936
765% 1,092 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
179GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 325 324 324 324 324 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 490
Mixed 429
SusWrite 341
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 63.4
214% 75.2 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 351
265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 123%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
95% Outstanding
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 36.9
MC Mixed 28.9
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 43.1
SC Mixed 29.2
88% 30.9 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 95%
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 14,179 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: $798
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