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

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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	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. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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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%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th 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-$195 320,006 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 157 2-Core 312 106% 189 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 873 97% 746 Pts	64-Core 879 59% 879 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 268,868 User benchmarks, average bench 105% EVGA(3842 1071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 119 Parallax 134 100% 125 fps	MRender 170 Gravity 118 Splatting 96.9 102% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 118%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 234,152 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 312 302 303 302 304 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th 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: 70% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 128%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$57 214,786 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 146 145 145 143 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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: 43% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$74 538,368 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^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: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 104%

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Gaming 117%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 110%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $306Bench 97%, 425,879 samples	6,848x
Core i9-9900KIntel $443Bench 97%, 409,061 samples	4,770x
Core i5-9600KIntel $195Bench 93%, 320,006 samples	4,226x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 551,178 samples	2,747x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 105%, 268,868 samples	1,669x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $1,376Bench 173%, 222,543 samples	1,455x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $65Bench 290%, 327,853 samples	1,213x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $120Bench 324%, 323,303 samples	1,116x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $124Bench 298%, 268,667 samples	1,072x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $75Bench 85%, 287,774 samples	1,251x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 86%, 449,944 samples	960x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $74Bench 83%, 538,368 samples	867x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $1,146

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11600K $220	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $300	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16