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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics103% 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 Drive320% 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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 12 '21 at 23:38
Run Duration230 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 154
2-Core 305
101% 185 Pts
4-Core 610
8-Core 1,172
106% 891 Pts
64-Core 1,199
74% 1,199 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279
CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 124
Parallax 131
111% 130 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 107
Splatting 93.2
90% 112 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
346GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2169 866 813 812 802 799 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
320% Outstanding
Read 2,564
Write 2,356
Mixed 1,754
SusWrite 1,044
432% 1,929 MB/s
4K Read 63.5
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 87.5
290% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,601
DQ Write 1,266
DQ Mixed 1,376
1,045% 1,414 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 320%
Great: 355%
Samsung MZ7TE512HMHP-000 512GB
262GB free
Firmware: EXT02L06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 419 419 416 419 416 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 403
Mixed 203
SusWrite 418
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 78.9
4K Mixed 35.1
143% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 89.4
120% 221 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 100%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
482GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 175 176 174 175 174 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 172
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 174
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 40.6
MC Write 41.9
MC Mixed 28.8
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 42.8
SC Mixed 30
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 104%
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 14,188 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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HDDRAMUSB
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