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

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	66.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	62.8% 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, 4 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '20 at 18:54
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 155 2-Core 305 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,096 102% 853 Pts	64-Core 1,118 69% 1,118 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 105% 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: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Lighting 84.8 Reflection 87.9 Parallax 78 69% 83.6 fps	MRender 82.1 Gravity 75.8 Splatting 68.8 61% 75.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 512GB-$189 1,547 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.8.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 199 198 200 204 202 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 443 Write 303 Mixed 313 SusWrite 193 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 21.6 4K Mixed 23.3 85% 24.7 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 135 107% 152 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 69%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 786GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 452 485 489 489 489 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 488 Mixed 454 SusWrite 450 107% 477 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 59.5 201% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 335GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2483 2195 1330 1357 1383 1476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	391% Outstanding	Read 2,626 Write 2,221 Mixed 1,941 SusWrite 1704 476% 2,123 MB/s	4K Read 70.7 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 99.8 338% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,830 DQ Write 1,649 DQ Mixed 1,706 1,289% 1,728 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 391% 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 92 93 94 93 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 60 SusWrite 93.2 120% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.7% 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)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 28.7 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 30 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,488x
Core i9-9900KIntel $415Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,396x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,481x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,438x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,039x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	868x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	861x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	659x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	560x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	625x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	424x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $807

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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