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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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.
Boot Drive	66% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '20 at 08:21
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700KF-$218 32,736 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 (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 155 2-Core 306 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 1,188 107% 901 Pts	64-Core 1,221 76% 1,221 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1538 MHz, MLim: 1877 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 84.7 Reflection 87.9 Parallax 78.7 69% 83.7 fps	Gravity 76.3 Splatting 68.9 64% 72.6 fps
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 512GB-$189 1,547 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.8.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 225 206 207 199 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 446 Write 308 Mixed 340 SusWrite 206 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 21.7 4K Mixed 26.7 92% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 142 111% 156 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 69%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$135 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 797GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 450 484 489 487 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 487 Mixed 463 SusWrite 449 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 60.8 206% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 354 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 435GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2467 2217 1464 1478 1476 1478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	398% Outstanding	Read 2,651 Write 2,453 Mixed 1,954 SusWrite 1,763 495% 2,205 MB/s	4K Read 71.5 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 101 340% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,882 DQ Write 1,655 DQ Mixed 1,722 1,303% 1,753 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 398% Great: 372%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 93 94 93 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 100 Write 101 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 93.1 118% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 42%

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 (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 28.8 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 32 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 103% 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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,474x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,378x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,471x

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 $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	858x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	655x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	422x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $790

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	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 $40	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