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

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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

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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 (74^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-$227 326,440 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)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 157 2-Core 312 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 904 96% 765 Pts	64-Core 907 56% 907 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 460,951 User benchmarks, average bench 106% EVGA(3842 1071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 120 Parallax 124 103% 124 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 121 Splatting 97.7 104% 131 fps
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 301 296 287 274 256 MB/s Performing as expected (44^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: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 128%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$85 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 142 144 144 144 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th 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: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$60 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^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: 58% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

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Gaming 117%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 109%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $344Bench 98%, 518,969 samples	2,214x
Core i9-9900KIntel $550Bench 96%, 421,133 samples	1,767x
Core i5-9600KIntel $227Bench 93%, 326,440 samples	1,269x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 118%, 569,107 samples	755x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 154%, 447,840 samples	481x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 460,951 samples	443x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 332%, 443,394 samples	441x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $169Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	340x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	313x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	348x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	265x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $174Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	235x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,202

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $450	Crucial MX500 250GB $38
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $399	Nvidia RTX 3050 $300	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17