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

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	98.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	121% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. Find active processes with Windows task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC).

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '19 at 00:02
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i5-9600K-$209 71,423 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	1-Core 157 2-Core 312 110% 235 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 873 97% 746 Pts	64-Core 879 59% 879 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$415 142,672 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 1071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Lighting 371 Reflection 308 Parallax 429 98% 370 fps	MRender 357 Gravity 354 Splatting 223 99% 311 fps
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$49 97,276 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 312 302 303 302 304 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 490 Mixed 461 SusWrite 309 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 63.8 210% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 97,567 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 146 145 145 143 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 146 Write 146 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 144 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65 250,350 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 27.9 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 29.9 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 105%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 130%

UFO

Workstation 87%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) - $164

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $209Bench 94%, 71,423 samples	1,792x
Core i7-9700KIntel $340Bench 100%, 98,135 samples	1,651x
Core i9-9900KIntel $455Bench 100%, 110,351 samples	1,299x

GPU
RTX 2080Nvidia $650Bench 121%, 115,468 samples	985x
RTX 2070Nvidia $415Bench 102%, 142,672 samples	821x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $1,100Bench 159%, 85,372 samples	573x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $90Bench 274%, 119,532 samples	595x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 107%, 209,220 samples	464x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $100Bench 291%, 56,107 samples	414x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 250,350 samples	638x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $85Bench 87%, 94,832 samples	429x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 89%, 143,262 samples	381x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,178

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9600K $209	Nvidia GTX 1660 $210	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $340	Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti $260	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $88
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $612	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $75	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $14