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

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	113% 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	205% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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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	20190225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '19 at 19:54
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 909 94% 760 Pts	64-Core 907 56% 907 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 866E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 133 Parallax 137 117% 138 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 136 Splatting 107 115% 146 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 927 919 924 430 25 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,445 Write 922 Mixed 899 SusWrite 547 212% 953 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 78.6 281% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 879 DQ Mixed 224 282% 483 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 194 192 194 194 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 147 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 194 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%

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 @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 29.9 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 33.5 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 107% 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 $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,446x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,361x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,454x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,423x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,035x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	859x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	651x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	621x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	419x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $813

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16