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

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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	364% 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	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '20 at 17:48
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 145 2-Core 286 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 744 83% 651 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 372D) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	134% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 179 Parallax 191 150% 185 fps	MRender 208 Gravity 164 Splatting 115 128% 163 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 887GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2193 2219 1538 1472 1508 1513 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	364% Outstanding	Read 2,539 Write 2,413 Mixed 1,617 SusWrite 1,740 466% 2,078 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 89 296% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,544 DQ Write 1,344 DQ Mixed 1414 1,068% 1,434 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 364% Great: 410%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 53GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 67 66 67 67 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 86.3 Write 93.4 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 66.2 59% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 63%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 38GB free Firmware: 1AA01109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 52 53 53 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 64.6 Write 71.5 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 51.4 45% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 62%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 64GB-$7 7,617 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 52GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 134 Write 96.9 Mixed 101 136% 111 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.5 229% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 35.2 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 29.8 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%

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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	4,398x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,333x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,439x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,414x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,027x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	849x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	847x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	643x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	617x
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: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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