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

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.21% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	261% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '19 at 23:18
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	2%

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 i7-9700K-$252 550,833 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 (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 303 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,144 103% 870 Pts	64-Core 1,175 73% 1,175 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B17) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	7.21% Terrible	Lighting 6.73 Reflection 11.7 Parallax 8.81 6% 9.07 fps	MRender 13.2 Gravity 7.57 Splatting 16.5 11% 12.4 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.21% Great: 7%

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% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1487 398 399 399 397 397 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 1,985 Write 2,184 Mixed 1,257 SusWrite 580 336% 1,501 MB/s	4K Read 65.2 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 87.2 296% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,006 DQ Write 1,435 DQ Mixed 1,156 892% 1,199 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 247GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 461 476 482 485 477 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 440 Mixed 385 SusWrite 475 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 63.4 215% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 373GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 102 105 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 103 Write 106 Mixed 105 SusWrite 104 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 76%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 8GB 4,577 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 4GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 1.7 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 20.3 Write 11.3 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 3 12% 10.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 98% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 26.3 84% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 25.6 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 118%

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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