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

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% 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	294% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '20 at 01:22
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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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 i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 281 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 815 85% 683 Pts	64-Core 803 50% 803 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	113% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 140 Parallax 141 121% 143 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 126 Splatting 104 107% 136 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 405GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1030 835 812 844 832 836 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,488 Write 2,317 Mixed 1,827 SusWrite 865 419% 1,874 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 83.6 281% 98.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,330 DQ Write 1101 DQ Mixed 931 775% 1,121 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 355%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 586GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1519 1504 1509 1519 1515 438 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1,439 Write 1,496 Mixed 1,063 SusWrite 1334 300% 1,333 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 73 253% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 630 DQ Write 918 DQ Mixed 271 346% 606 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 255%
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 477GB free Firmware: 0204 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	19.5% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 41.3 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 41.6 9% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 15.4 4K Mixed 14.3 47% 14.3 MB/s	DQ Read 16 DQ Write 19.1 DQ Mixed 17.3 13% 17.5 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 205 208 214 217 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 194 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 211 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%
Hitachi HTS545050KTA300 500GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 239GB free, PID ce15 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 40.2 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 40.3 49% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 11,954 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 29.2 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 30.6 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%

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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	2,434x

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