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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 135%
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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics122% 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.
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)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190225
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 26 '21 at 19:45
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User LVA-User
Background CPU4%

 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 i9-9900K-$412
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 157
2-Core 304
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 608
8-Core 1,234
108% 921 Pts
64-Core 1670
103% 1670 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 1470) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 166
Reflection 171
Parallax 175
135% 171 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 170
Splatting 116
111% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,517
Write 1,470
Mixed 1,015
366% 1,667 MB/s
4K Read 63.9
4K Write 201
4K Mixed 88.6
317% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 968
DQ Write 1,375
DQ Mixed 995
802% 1,112 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$53
118GB free
Firmware: E8FK11.R Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 521 264 263 260 258 534 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Read 763
Write 846
Mixed 771
SusWrite 350
154% 682 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 51
186% 70.6 MB/s
DQ Read 696
DQ Write 700
DQ Mixed 587
472% 661 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 140%
Great: 141%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 39.3
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 27.3
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 42.7
SC Mixed 33.5
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 47.2
85% 47.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 100%
Great: 121%

 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 14,149 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: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $810
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