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

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	54.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	399% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '18 at 16:25
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 656 8-Core 1,071 106% 864 Pts	64-Core 1,374 85% 1,374 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 102%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1425 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.1 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Lighting 66.7 Reflection 73 Parallax 83.2 54% 74.3 fps	MRender 74.6 Gravity 64.5 Splatting 60.5 54% 66.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 56%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B17) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6291 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.62% Terrible	Lighting 7.23 Reflection 12.3 Parallax 8.94 6% 9.49 fps	MRender 14.1 Gravity 7.9 Splatting 16.9 11% 13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.62% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 661GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2435 2438 2448 2399 2325 2340 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	399% Outstanding	Read 2,792 Write 2,507 Mixed 1,814 SusWrite 2,398 534% 2,378 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 76.6 250% 86.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1504 DQ Write 1,326 DQ Mixed 1,415 1,061% 1,415 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 399% Great: 372%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 109GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 141 143 146 147 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 433 Write 153 Mixed 215 SusWrite 142 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 42.8 157% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 187 143% 196 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 88%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 213GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 88 87 87 85 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 73.7 Write 72.8 Mixed 54.9 SusWrite 86.1 53% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 25.4 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 33.1 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 109%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,179 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 114%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) - $190

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,409x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,346x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,441x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,417x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	645x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	416x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $803

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16