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

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	136% 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	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	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '19 at 18:50
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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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-$210 246,459 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 310 105% 187 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 929 100% 776 Pts	64-Core 928 62% 928 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 413,651 User benchmarks, average bench 105% EVGA(3842 1071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 123 Parallax 138 103% 129 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 121 Splatting 97.7 105% 132 fps
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 116%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$40 253,107 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 488 362 289 289 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 493 Mixed 465 SusWrite 368 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 71.5 247% 89.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 128%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$82 198,574 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 148 152 151 151 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 147 Write 154 Mixed 96.2 SusWrite 150 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 87%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$6 8,516 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 10GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 19 9.5 8.9 9.1 8.9 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 35.5 Write 20.3 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 12.6 28% 23 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.3 227% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$96 510,924 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 30.6 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 33.8 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 46.8 85% 46.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 103%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Gaming 116%

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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 $300Bench 97%, 395,623 samples	5,769x
Core i9-9900KIntel $375Bench 97%, 347,929 samples	3,870x
Core i5-9600KIntel $210Bench 94%, 246,459 samples	3,648x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 117%, 480,292 samples	2,402x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 105%, 413,651 samples	1,451x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $1,376Bench 174%, 253,951 samples	1,259x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $85Bench 286%, 289,459 samples	1,060x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $140Bench 301%, 254,425 samples	913x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 322%, 252,277 samples	891x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $108Bench 85%, 223,980 samples	1,091x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 449,640 samples	824x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $96Bench 81%, 510,924 samples	761x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,193

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $220	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $44
Intel Core i5-11600K $259	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-11700K $380	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $96	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16