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

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 102%, 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	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '19 at 16:34
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$199 191,049 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 147 2-Core 291 101% 178 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 830 91% 704 Pts	64-Core 822 55% 822 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 273,188 User benchmarks, average bench 107% EVGA(3842 1071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 381 Reflection 313 Parallax 398 100% 364 fps	MRender 365 Gravity 362 Splatting 225 107% 317 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 118%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$50 183,652 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 301 296 287 274 256 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 300 Mixed 303 SusWrite 286 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 40.9 158% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 233 203% 304 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 129%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 166,466 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 142 144 144 144 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 130 Write 130 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 143 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$69 378,421 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 30.2 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 31.9 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 107%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $279Bench 98%, 275,357 samples	2,894x
Core i5-9600KIntel $199Bench 95%, 191,049 samples	1,953x
Core i9-9900KIntel $395Bench 98%, 262,042 samples	1,709x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 113%, 317,424 samples	1,537x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 107%, 273,188 samples	845x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $1,343Bench 180%, 187,855 samples	798x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $89Bench 291%, 194,077 samples	543x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $115Bench 113%, 277,666 samples	435x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $149Bench 306%, 143,740 samples	410x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $86Bench 85%, 145,038 samples	539x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 83%, 378,421 samples	462x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 87%, 335,196 samples	437x

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Total price: $1,139

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $199	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $260	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $548	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28