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

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 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 14 '19 at 12:54
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$194 327,616 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 160 2-Core 313 107% 190 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 930 101% 783 Pts	64-Core 922 62% 922 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 452,249 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	111% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 130 Parallax 132 110% 133 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 129 Splatting 103 112% 141 fps
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 261,550 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 488 372 289 289 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 494 Mixed 467 SusWrite 369 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 71.3 248% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 129%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$48 214,786 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 147 151 153 152 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 153 Write 152 Mixed 99.7 SusWrite 150 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 85%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$6 9,572 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 10GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 19 9.6 9.2 9 9 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 35.5 Write 20.5 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 12.8 29% 23.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3.4 224% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$74 538,368 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 44.1 MC Write 45.5 MC Mixed 30.8 115% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 34.6 100% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 46.8 86% 46.8 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 104%

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

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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 $306Bench 97%, 425,879 samples	6,860x
Core i9-9900KIntel $440Bench 97%, 409,061 samples	4,777x
Core i5-9600KIntel $194Bench 93%, 327,616 samples	4,230x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 551,178 samples	2,749x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 452,249 samples	1,670x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $1,376Bench 173%, 222,543 samples	1,457x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $65Bench 284%, 370,885 samples	1,215x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $120Bench 324%, 323,303 samples	1,118x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $124Bench 298%, 268,667 samples	1,072x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $88Bench 85%, 287,774 samples	1,252x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $76Bench 85%, 566,994 samples	962x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $74Bench 83%, 538,368 samples	868x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $1,159

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $295	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11600K $220	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $315	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $76	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16