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

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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	110% 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	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '19 at 13:20
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$200 233,423 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 116 2-Core 311 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 898 98% 757 Pts	64-Core 894 60% 894 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 343,764 User benchmarks, average bench 106% EVGA(3842 1071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 125 Parallax 130 109% 130 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 129 Splatting 101 111% 140 fps
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 116%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$40 216,192 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 284 288 295 298 299 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 287 Mixed 280 SusWrite 292 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 39 174% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 239 204% 302 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 129%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 198,379 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 142 151 116 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 167 Write 141 Mixed 96 SusWrite 143 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$73 479,768 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 27.9 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 29.8 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 103%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 15,402 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 117%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 110%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) - $190

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $277Bench 97%, 357,936 samples	4,869x
Core i9-9900KIntel $375Bench 98%, 328,316 samples	3,220x
Core i5-9600KIntel $200Bench 95%, 233,423 samples	3,173x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 427,308 samples	2,109x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 343,764 samples	1,273x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $1,264Bench 174%, 251,328 samples	1,085x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 286%, 264,269 samples	894x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $137Bench 303%, 216,060 samples	769x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $110Bench 114%, 404,139 samples	743x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $107Bench 83%, 209,256 samples	902x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 377,583 samples	715x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 81%, 479,768 samples	666x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,164

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10400F $151	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i5-10600K $230	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $327	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16