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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	90.8% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '19 at 18:20
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 307 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 1218 108% 916 Pts	64-Core 1,218 75% 1,218 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AE) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 76.6 Reflection 79.1 Parallax 67.9 62% 74.5 fps	Gravity 72.1 Splatting 74.9 65% 73.5 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS480GSSD220S 480GB 5,978 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0624AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 189 108 77 77 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 419 Mixed 388 SusWrite 141 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 46 156% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 237 196% 281 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 95%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 163GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 88 95 96 96 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 158 Write 148 Mixed 31 SusWrite 94.2 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 26.6 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 29.3 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 102%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 105%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,460x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,371x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,461x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,428x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,036x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	864x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	558x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	622x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	449x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	422x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16