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

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	72.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	151% 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.

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Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 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 01:58
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 116 2-Core 272 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,132 104% 871 Pts	64-Core 1,130 70% 1,130 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% EVGA(3842 1163) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Lighting 96.5 Reflection 85 Parallax 75 79% 85.5 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 79.9 Splatting 75.3 62% 75.4 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.9% 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: 248 253 272 250 275 241 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	Read 882 Write 992 Mixed 1,040 SusWrite 257 178% 793 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 63.5 221% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 707 DQ Write 694 DQ Mixed 240 307% 547 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 214%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 354GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1559 1284 1287 1292 1291 1292 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,480 Write 2,379 Mixed 1,733 SusWrite 1,334 444% 1,981 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 87.4 294% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,403 DQ Write 1,190 DQ Mixed 1,284 965% 1,292 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 130GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 311 311 311 310 311 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 468 Mixed 417 SusWrite 309 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 58.8 197% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 156GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 305 305 305 307 308 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 461 Mixed 397 SusWrite 306 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 57.4 195% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 349 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 500GB 28,774 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 465GB free Firmware: 04.01A04 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 123 Mixed 73.2 75% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 82%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free Firmware: SBK2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 126 124 126 128 128 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 51.2 Write 66 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 120 55% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.8 217% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 67%
Mass Storage Device 128GB 354 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 119GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 18.7 Write 18.5 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 18.4 25% 18.3 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 3.5 246% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 20%
SanDisk USB Flash Drive 64GB 139 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 57GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 55 36 37 37 24 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 138 Write 57.5 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 40.2 89% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.1 223% 4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 40%

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 above expectations (77^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 29 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 31.4 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.6% 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 $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