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 (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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

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 (86^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 5.05 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: 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 (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: 96% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 118%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$40 233,646 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 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: 72% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 128%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$58 188,190 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 (96^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: 40% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 86%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$6 8,404 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 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 (40^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-$102 494,248 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: 55% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 103%

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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 $300Bench 97%, 387,756 samples	5,533x
Core i9-9900KIntel $363Bench 97%, 313,441 samples	3,703x
Core i5-9600KIntel $210Bench 93%, 267,524 samples	3,530x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 119%, 470,593 samples	2,334x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 357,471 samples	1,402x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $1,376Bench 175%, 269,605 samples	1,216x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $81Bench 278%, 304,735 samples	1,010x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $140Bench 303%, 244,833 samples	879x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $145Bench 324%, 233,052 samples	856x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $110Bench 83%, 237,313 samples	1,038x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 445,090 samples	794x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $102Bench 83%, 494,248 samples	742x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,191

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 i7-11700K $385	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $30	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