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 (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 (80^th 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-$210 267,524 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^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: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 357,471 User benchmarks, average bench 106% EVGA(3842 1071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (73^rd 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: 96% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 118%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$40 233,646 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: 128%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$58 188,190 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 142 151 116 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^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: 40% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$102 494,248 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th 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: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 103%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 17,554 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 $295Bench 97%, 387,756 samples	5,518x
Core i9-9900KIntel $370Bench 97%, 313,441 samples	3,693x
Core i5-9600KIntel $210Bench 93%, 267,524 samples	3,519x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 119%, 470,593 samples	2,329x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 357,471 samples	1,402x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $1,376Bench 175%, 269,605 samples	1,213x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $90Bench 283%, 285,804 samples	1,009x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 300%, 250,764 samples	878x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $149Bench 322%, 241,921 samples	854x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $110Bench 83%, 237,313 samples	1,033x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 445,090 samples	791x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $102Bench 83%, 494,248 samples	741x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,195

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $196	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $50
Intel Core i5-11600K $255	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $217	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $102	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16