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

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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	14.2 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 15 '19 at 18:08
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$199 253,471 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 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 97.9 1-Core 159 2-Core 317 107% 192 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 932 101% 785 Pts	64-Core 923 62% 923 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 108% 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: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 130 Parallax 143 105% 134 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 124 Splatting 103 108% 139 fps
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 116%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$50 209,010 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 489 369 288 289 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 494 Mixed 470 SusWrite 369 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 71.1 247% 89.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 128%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 198,379 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 151 151 151 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 153 Write 149 Mixed 79 SusWrite 150 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 85%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$6 7,827 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 10GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 20 8.8 9.1 8.9 9.1 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 20.7 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 12.8 28% 22.9 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3.5 226% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 32%

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 @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 30.5 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 33.9 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 46.6 86% 46.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ 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 117%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 111%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $285Bench 98%, 365,456 samples	4,923x
Core i9-9900KIntel $369Bench 98%, 338,200 samples	3,263x
Core i5-9600KIntel $199Bench 95%, 253,471 samples	3,201x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 385,314 samples	2,127x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 343,764 samples	1,284x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $1,264Bench 173%, 278,787 samples	1,096x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 288%, 250,610 samples	905x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $138Bench 308%, 207,873 samples	780x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $105Bench 113%, 378,171 samples	746x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $110Bench 85%, 195,906 samples	914x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 84%, 440,338 samples	721x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 81%, 479,768 samples	673x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,175

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $224	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i5-10400F $143	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $323	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

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 $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16