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

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 106%, 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	278% 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	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '19 at 21:54
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1,002 100% 813 Pts	64-Core 1,264 78% 1,264 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 197 Parallax 180 149% 187 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 182 Splatting 125 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$40 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1483 405 405 406 407 407 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2,418 Write 2,186 Mixed 1,462 SusWrite 586 371% 1,663 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 88.1 297% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,007 DQ Write 1400 DQ Mixed 1,164 891% 1,190 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 302%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 172GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 434 433 434 414 246 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 432 Mixed 393 SusWrite 397 94% 415 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 39.2 130% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 241 175% 227 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 191 193 192 190 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 152 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 190 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 466GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 88 88 88 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 122 Write 99 Mixed 105 SusWrite 87.6 77% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 29.7 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 31.3 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 53 75% 53 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

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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	4,438x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,355x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,453x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,421x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,034x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	857x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
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	621x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16