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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	284% 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.

Run History

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	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '19 at 19:47
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (71^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 804 86% 683 Pts	64-Core 835 52% 835 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Viper M.2 VPN100 1TB 3,813 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1482 1057 1028 1043 1050 1055 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 1,727 Write 1,734 Mixed 1,331 SusWrite 1,119 332% 1,478 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 62.4 223% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1933 DQ Write 1,570 DQ Mixed 1,731 1,302% 1,745 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 287%
Viper M.2 VPN100 1TB 3,813 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 829GB free Firmware: ECFM12.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1510 980 963 961 989 986 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 1,563 Write 1,897 Mixed 1,343 SusWrite 1,065 331% 1,467 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 63.6 230% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,943 DQ Write 1,642 DQ Mixed 1,795 1,344% 1,793 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 287%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 82GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 377 376 371 355 368 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 374 Write 383 Mixed 278 SusWrite 372 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 41.8 166% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 311 236% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 15GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 157 130 124 137 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 151 Write 124 Mixed 84 SusWrite 146 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 112%
Samsung M3 Portable 2TB 5,095 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 670GB free, PID 61b5 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 87 87 87 87 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 90.3 Write 64.2 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 86.7 96% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 21.3 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 23.6 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 107%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,146 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,398x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,333x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,439x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,414x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,027x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	849x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	847x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	643x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	413x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16