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

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	333% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180831
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '19 at 17:25
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$275 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 162 2-Core 326 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 1,296 115% 973 Pts	64-Core 1,284 80% 1,284 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37A7) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 22.9 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 134%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$87 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 874GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1043 1604 1790 1819 1658 1575 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 1,989 Write 1,234 Mixed 926 SusWrite 1,581 320% 1,432 MB/s	4K Read 67.5 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 96 314% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,493 DQ Write 1,165 DQ Mixed 791 738% 1,150 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3328 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 30.5 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 33.1 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,427x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,350x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,449x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,420x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,030x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	852x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	647x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	618x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	446x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	417x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $829

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16