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

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	252% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '19 at 07:36
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th 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-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 162 2-Core 319 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 639 8-Core 948 99% 794 Pts	64-Core 949 59% 949 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$385 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2182) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 172 Parallax 166 144% 172 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 150 Splatting 109 117% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1210 307 307 312 311 310 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1,899 Write 1,423 Mixed 1,177 SusWrite 459 276% 1,240 MB/s	4K Read 64.8 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 89.2 313% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,330 DQ Mixed 1008 802% 1,105 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 418 481 486 488 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 490 Mixed 446 SusWrite 465 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 63.5 212% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%
Intel Optane+3.6TBHDD 19 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2.5TB free Firmware: 16.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 262 276 274 166 167 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 120%
ST320006 41AS 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 122 123 122 122 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.2% Average	Read 116 Write 128 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 120 151% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 52%
ST3000DM 008-2DM166 3TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1.5TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 122 122 122 122 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 170 Write 134 Mixed 84 SusWrite 120 164% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 30.3 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 25.5 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 119%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,290 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 $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,455x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,366x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,458x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,426x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,036x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	862x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	557x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	621x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	448x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	421x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16