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

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	31.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	112% 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 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	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '20 at 01:32
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$242 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 301 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 922 94% 761 Pts	64-Core 1,069 66% 1,069 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% EVGA(3842 1163) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.1% Below average	Lighting 48.9 Reflection 38 Parallax 32.5 40% 39.8 fps	MRender 18.4 Gravity 14.6 Splatting 17.9 14% 17 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 256GB 15,792 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 271 214 212 200 208 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 653 Write 536 Mixed 426 SusWrite 229 103% 461 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 33.4 169% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 444 DQ Write 545 DQ Mixed 234 249% 408 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 214%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 354GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1559 1280 1281 1282 1280 1276 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,346 Write 2,134 Mixed 1,566 SusWrite 1,326 413% 1,843 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 77.1 254% 90 MB/s	DQ Read 1,322 DQ Write 1,100 DQ Mixed 1,215 909% 1,212 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 130GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 311 311 311 311 311 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 448 Mixed 406 SusWrite 314 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 52.9 178% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 352 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 156GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 310 307 305 304 304 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 448 Mixed 391 SusWrite 309 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 52.3 177% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 350 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 500GB 28,774 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 465GB free Firmware: 04.01A04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 137 137 136 136 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 145 Write 138 Mixed 67 SusWrite 131 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 82%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free Firmware: SBK2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 125 124 125 127 128 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 47.8 Write 73.5 Mixed 55 SusWrite 120 54% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.7 194% 2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2C3200C16 2x8GB 4,141 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 27.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 25.9 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 113%

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,470x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,376x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,468x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,432x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,037x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	866x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $91Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	857x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	654x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	558x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	623x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	422x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $788

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16