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

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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, 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	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '20 at 02:51
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 87.8 1-Core 135 2-Core 260 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 797 78% 640 Pts	64-Core 1,018 63% 1,018 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 54.2 Reflection 62.5 Parallax 50.1 44% 55.6 fps	Gravity 53.4 Splatting 69.5 56% 61.5 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron NX500 NVMe PCIe 400GB-$390 497 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 930 Write 1107 Mixed 590 195% 876 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 39.2 132% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 874 DQ Write 780 DQ Mixed 582 503% 745 MB/s
Poor: 117% Great: 224%
Seagate ST8000DM0004-1ZC11G 8TB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 563GB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 105 105 105 105 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX4000C19D4/8GX KHX3600C17D4/8GX KHX4000C19D4/8GX KHX3600C17D4/8GX 32GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.8% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 24.7 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 31.2 SC Mixed 23.9 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 116%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,246 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,438x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,354x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,453x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,421x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,034x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	857x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	621x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	418x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $815

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16