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

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	96% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '20 at 17:48
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8500-$174 43,089 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 736 77% 618 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 1F02) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 121 Parallax 122 101% 122 fps	MRender 169 Gravity 121 Splatting 99.3 103% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC308 SATA 512GB 1,969 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30001P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 353 439 440 389 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 433 Write 431 Mixed 266 SusWrite 371 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 31.8 134% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 242 210% 311 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 98%
Micron 2200S NVMe 512GB 5,553 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 477GB free Firmware: 22001010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1137 1148 1221 1234 1226 1224 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1,365 Write 644 Mixed 1,083 SusWrite 1,198 240% 1,072 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 54.4 178% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 819 DQ Write 839 DQ Mixed 891 653% 850 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 215%
Intel SSDSCKGF256A5 SATA 256GB 1,243 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 18GB free Firmware: LB1i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 340 Write 306 Mixed 302 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 42 150% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 175 156% 236 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 88%
SK hynix SC308 SATA 512GB 1,969 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 211GB free Firmware: 30001P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 394 225 243 245 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 425 Write 423 Mixed 270 SusWrite 302 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 31.6 131% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 235 207% 311 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 98%
Kxg50pnv1t02 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB 918 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 954GB free Firmware: AFDA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1106 906 904 904 905 906 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 1,658 Write 1,454 Mixed 1,277 SusWrite 938 299% 1,332 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 66.2 227% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,160 DQ Write 1,126 DQ Mixed 823 706% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 246%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 309GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 54 55 55 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 84.5 Write 86.7 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 54.1 50% 68.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 55%
WD WD30EZRS-00J99B0 3TB 2,807 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 194GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 112 116 111 113 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 83 Write 83.3 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 112 65% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AO2P26KC8T1-BXGSHC Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	79.2% Very good	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 23.4 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 24.1 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 79%

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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	4,415x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,348x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,441x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,418x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	851x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	645x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	416x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $803

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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