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

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	78.1% 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	174% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '20 at 02:14
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 307 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 1,202 107% 907 Pts	64-Core 1,217 75% 1,217 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 2250 MHz, MLim: 2053 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Lighting 103 Reflection 90.3 Parallax 80.4 84% 91.3 fps	MRender 73.7 Gravity 85.6 Splatting 82.9 66% 80.7 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 78.1% 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: 559 257 259 271 235 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1,317 Write 950 Mixed 1,099 SusWrite 298 204% 916 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 61.2 210% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 714 DQ Write 976 DQ Mixed 720 579% 803 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 174% 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: 1577 1290 1290 1289 1290 1292 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,544 Write 2,409 Mixed 1,745 SusWrite 1,338 450% 2,009 MB/s	4K Read 63.4 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 88 293% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,347 DQ Write 1,156 DQ Mixed 1,262 943% 1,255 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: 301 312 311 312 311 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 463 Mixed 414 SusWrite 310 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 60 204% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 156GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 306 305 306 307 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 450 Mixed 409 SusWrite 306 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 59.5 202% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 350 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% 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 107 Mixed 70.7 68% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 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: 87 126 124 124 127 127 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 44.5 Write 73.3 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 119 53% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.8 220% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 47.3% 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 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 19 Write 18.2 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 18.5 25% 18.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 3.4 239% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 20%
SanDisk USB Flash Drive 64GB 139 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 57GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 57 37 37 37 29 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 145 Write 50.5 Mixed 77 SusWrite 41.2 92% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 3.1 206% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.5% 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 (80^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 28.9 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 31.6 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%

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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 $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