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

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	80.6% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180831
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '19 at 01:39
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 795 79% 645 Pts	64-Core 1,077 67% 1,077 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 132 Parallax 148 114% 140 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 131 Splatting 106 109% 138 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 48 43 56 55 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 476 Write 456 Mixed 290 SusWrite 61.6 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 69 4K Mixed 37.7 139% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 175 176% 284 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 108%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 58GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 152 152 152 152 151 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 457 Mixed 380 SusWrite 184 84% 378 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 75.6 4K Mixed 48.9 162% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 337 255% 344 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 115%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 958GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 126 121 124 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 11 Write 82 Mixed 7.5 SusWrite 126 41% 56.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 2.6 448% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 94%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 165 165 165 165 164 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 160 Mixed 95.2 SusWrite 163 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	72.9% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.6 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 22.3 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 94%

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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