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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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)
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190326
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 19 '19 at 15:58
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 92.4
1-Core 152
2-Core 294
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 1,185
105% 890 Pts
64-Core 1,657
102% 1,657 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 135
Parallax 116
102% 125 fps
MRender 97.2
Gravity 124
Splatting 104
89% 109 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 101%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
920GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 51 62 39 77 89 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 90
Write 85.8
Mixed 56.2
SusWrite 55.7
53% 71.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0
70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 8502 3200 C16 Series 89BA CL16-18-18 D4-3000 8502 3200 C16 Series 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.5% Very good
MC Read 25
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 21.3
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 22.5
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 97%

 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 14,203 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: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $829
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