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

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	125% 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	63.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180831
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '19 at 13:45
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 1,092 102% 849 Pts	64-Core 1,134 70% 1,134 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3727) ≥ 4GB; MSI GeForce RTX 2080 DirectX 12 RTX 2080 GAMING TRIO 8GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 162 Parallax 157 141% 164 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 142 Splatting 106 112% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 373GB free Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1311 749 1028 1023 1026 1048 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,777 Write 2,280 Mixed 618 SusWrite 1,031 320% 1,426 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 59.8 206% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,894 DQ Write 1,636 DQ Mixed 1,742 1,312% 1,757 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 298%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 316GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 317 56 44 37 0.4 MB/s Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	63.3% Good	Read 172 Write 104 Mixed 188 SusWrite 112 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 30.4 121% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 172 162% 249 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 102%
Corsair Force LS 240GB-$110 4,081 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 222GB free Firmware: SAFC01.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 305 307 308 307 306 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 317 Mixed 273 SusWrite 306 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 33.3 130% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 59.2 119% 240 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 193GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 157 109 108 120 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 108 Write 108 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 135 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 29 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 29.7 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 110%

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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	4,407x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,344x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,440x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,415x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,028x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	852x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	645x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	415x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $803

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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