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

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95.6% 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 Drive	206% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '19 at 01:21
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 711 80% 626 Pts	64-Core 680 42% 680 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Gigabyte(1458 3792) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.6% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 136 Parallax 116 100% 125 fps	MRender 95.3 Gravity 119 Splatting 104 87% 106 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 748 270 281 291 296 297 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,739 Write 1,340 Mixed 990 SusWrite 364 246% 1,108 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 53.4 218% 88.8 MB/s	DQ Read 863 DQ Write 1,318 DQ Mixed 934 751% 1,038 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 280%
Sandisk SD7SB3Q-256G-1006 256GB 1,387 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 235GB free Firmware: Z2201000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 314 318 323 321 322 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 438 Write 317 Mixed 198 SusWrite 318 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 13.2 109% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 86.9 107% 184 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 28.3 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 25.7 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 107%

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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	4,400x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,335x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,439x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,414x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,027x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	849x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	848x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	644x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	414x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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