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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	251% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180928
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '19 at 16:18
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (73^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-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 157 2-Core 314 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 894 89% 724 Pts	64-Core 907 56% 907 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 800 510 508 503 491 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,081 Write 1,777 Mixed 774 SusWrite 549 288% 1,295 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 64.4 242% 97.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,351 DQ Write 1,373 DQ Mixed 943 824% 1,222 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 254%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 100GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 155 211 133 103 110 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 474 Write 425 Mixed 136 SusWrite 195 68% 308 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 34.7 120% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 119 101% 148 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 92%
PNY CS2211 240GB-$90 1,866 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 62GB free Firmware: CS221017 SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 176 208 174 190 183 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 229 Write 298 Mixed 349 SusWrite 198 61% 269 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 42.7 173% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 133 142% 231 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 108%
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 64GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 128 175 177 175 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 495 Mixed 394 SusWrite 213 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 42.7 175% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 204 164% 230 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 529GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 138 141 141 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 144 Write 115 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 140 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 5,199 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 26 98% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 29.9 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 80%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,433x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,354x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,452x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,420x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,033x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	856x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	854x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	620x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	448x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	418x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $815

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16