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

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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	277% 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, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '19 at 12:21
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 161 2-Core 322 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 956 100% 800 Pts	64-Core 914 56% 914 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 870B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 121 Parallax 131 106% 127 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 120 Splatting 106 110% 139 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1141 861 864 861 863 861 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,960 Write 1,981 Mixed 1,611 SusWrite 909 362% 1,615 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 69.5 240% 91.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,653 DQ Write 1449 DQ Mixed 1,424 1,102% 1,508 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 297%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 42GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 301 299 301 301 272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 425 Mixed 388 SusWrite 314 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 62.9 218% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 348 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 235GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 122 122 122 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 117 Write 130 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 122 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 112%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 99GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 67 67 67 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 58.5 Write 40.8 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 66.9 42% 56.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 28.1 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 31 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 104%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,179 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	4,409x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,346x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,441x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,417x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	645x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	416x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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