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

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	59.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	279% 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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190122
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '19 at 11:49
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 160 2-Core 316 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,189 107% 904 Pts	64-Core 1,214 75% 1,214 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.86 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.2% Above average	Lighting 73.1 Reflection 76 Parallax 72.9 60% 74 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 70.2 Splatting 72.4 58% 71.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 783GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1260 939 1016 1014 1015 1004 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 1,816 Write 2,403 Mixed 604 SusWrite 1,041 329% 1,466 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 62.5 219% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,844 DQ Write 1,573 DQ Mixed 1,699 1,276% 1,705 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 298%
Kingston SUV500480G 480GB 7,138 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 183GB free Firmware: 003056RI SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 183 166 163 169 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 463 Mixed 385 SusWrite 207 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 49.4 179% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 176 159% 243 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 95%
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$175 12,594 User benchmarks, average bench 134% 252GB free Firmware: E8FK11.R Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 715 520 519 517 519 518 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 797 Write 972 Mixed 838 SusWrite 551 178% 790 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 52.8 192% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 918 DQ Write 738 DQ Mixed 814 613% 823 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 162%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 574GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 134 139 139 139 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 149 Write 143 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 138 84% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 302 312 319 320 324 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2A2666C16 2x16GB 1,493 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	93% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 29.1 96% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 28.7 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 95%

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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	4,407x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,344x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,440x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,415x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,028x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	852x
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	415x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $803

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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