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

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	89.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	233% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180831
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '19 at 09:52
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 304 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,195 106% 899 Pts	64-Core 1,194 74% 1,194 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.8% Excellent	Lighting 115 Reflection 114 Parallax 108 94% 112 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 95.4 Splatting 81.7 82% 103 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 620 437 435 434 435 402 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,833 Write 2275 Mixed 1170 SusWrite 460 321% 1,435 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 80.8 271% 95.6 MB/s	DQ Read 743 DQ Write 1,369 DQ Mixed 939 746% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 302%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 204 90 73 81 134 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 182 Write 104 Mixed 306 SusWrite 151 42% 186 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 27.3 119% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 140 139% 218 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 100%
Hitachi HTS542525K9SA00 250GB-$30 3,183 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 222GB free Firmware: BBFOC33P SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 55 55 55 54 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 54.5 Write 43.2 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 54.6 33% 45.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 31%
Toshiba MK2546GSX 250GB-$38 1,044 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 232GB free Firmware: LB013M SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 50 50 51 51 50 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	29.6% Poor	Read 53 Write 39.8 Mixed 32 SusWrite 50 32% 43.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 29%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 200 199 202 202 199 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 82.8 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 196 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 27.3 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 30 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 103%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,395x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,333x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,437x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,414x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,025x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	848x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	846x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	642x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	615x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	413x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $788

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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