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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics94.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.
High background CPU (24%). 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)
Memory6.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180831
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateJun 08 '21 at 18:48
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 24%
Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (40th 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 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 89.5
1-Core 148
2-Core 297
97% 178 Pts
4-Core 593
8-Core 1,064
100% 828 Pts
64-Core 1,051
65% 1,051 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 100%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.8% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 102
Parallax 120
95% 113 fps
MRender 142
Gravity 116
Splatting 96.3
94% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,817
Write 633
Mixed 1,184
266% 1,212 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 64
222% 78.7 MB/s
DQ Read 966
DQ Write 1,370
DQ Mixed 1,010
808% 1115 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 113 117 117 119 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 135
Write 126
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 116
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60% Above average
MC Read 23.2
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 19
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 19
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 60%
Great: 111%

 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 14,144 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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HDDRAMUSB
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