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

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	90.4% 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	218% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '19 at 11:04
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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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 i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 874 87% 711 Pts	64-Core 1,129 70% 1,129 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.4% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 112 Parallax 106 93% 111 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 100 Splatting 84.2 85% 107 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 663 432 435 435 434 434 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,781 Write 1,478 Mixed 1,307 SusWrite 472 281% 1,260 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 68.6 243% 92.1 MB/s	DQ Read 853 DQ Write 1,095 DQ Mixed 804 654% 918 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 238%
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$115 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 107GB free Firmware: O1225G SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 382 385 384 385 385 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 380 Mixed 326 SusWrite 384 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 47 170% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 192 173% 260 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 199 200 200 200 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 171 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 199 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 32GB-$8 9,864 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 29GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 140 Write 95.5 Mixed 108 140% 115 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 4.1 282% 4.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 26 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 30.4 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 104%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,397x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,332x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,437x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,414x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,026x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	848x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	847x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	642x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	615x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	413x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $788

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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