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

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	206% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '20 at 13:33
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 160 2-Core 321 106% 193 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 1280 113% 958 Pts	64-Core 1,796 111% 1,796 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 0426) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 152 Parallax 132 121% 144 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 142 Splatting 113 101% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLW128HEGR-000L2 128GB 6,569 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4L1QCXB7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 169 168 170 169 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,901 Write 739 Mixed 615 SusWrite 184 188% 860 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 76.9 266% 94.3 MB/s	DQ Read 893 DQ Write 738 DQ Mixed 718 564% 783 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 320%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 407GB free Firmware: SBFKB1C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 208 195 323 196 325 MB/s Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.9% Good	Read 172 Write 90 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 262 34% 150 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 64.2 4K Mixed 32.5 98% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 108 106% 169 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 102%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 210GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 380 380 381 381 381 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 492 Mixed 459 SusWrite 394 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 71.5 244% 88.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 175 176 177 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 177 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 175 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3600 2OZ 2x8GB 435 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 29.2 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 49.5 SC Mixed 34.8 104% 36.3 GB/s	Latency 44.5 90% 44.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% 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	4,392x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,333x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,435x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,412x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,025x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	848x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	846x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	642x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	615x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	413x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $791

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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