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

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 143% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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	288% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190225
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 17 '19 at 04:39
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,217 108% 915 Pts	64-Core 1,685 104% 1,685 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 170 Parallax 167 147% 173 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 153 Splatting 111 118% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 761GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1279 1241 1237 1239 1237 1234 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 1,957 Write 1,746 Mixed 752 SusWrite 1,244 318% 1,425 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 64.4 234% 87.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,475 DQ Write 1,316 DQ Mixed 1,132 921% 1,308 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 302%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 154GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2111 2161 2176 2145 2144 2107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	386% Outstanding	Read 2,639 Write 2,144 Mixed 1,363 SusWrite 2,141 464% 2,072 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 79.5 276% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 1,470 DQ Write 1,443 DQ Mixed 1,469 1,100% 1,461 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 386% Great: 393%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 159GB free Firmware: EXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 259 259 259 259 259 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 298 Mixed 333 SusWrite 281 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 56.7 201% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 232 208% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 118%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 112GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 140 134 143 142 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 411 Write 151 Mixed 208 SusWrite 140 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 45.6 182% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 171 134% 187 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 88%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 242GB free Firmware: SD35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 88 88 88 88 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 85.3 Write 22.2 Mixed 45 SusWrite 87.3 44% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 66%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 875GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 94 102 89 89 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 110 Write 98.7 Mixed 85 SusWrite 93.8 72% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 24,517 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 28.8 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 29.7 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 105%

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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	4,397x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,333x
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	848x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	847x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	643x
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	413x

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $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