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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 147% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	140% 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.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 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	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 28 '20 at 09:57
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 154 2-Core 306 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,125 104% 869 Pts	64-Core 1694 105% 1694 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	140% Outstanding	Lighting 213 Reflection 57.6 Parallax 14.7 174% 95.1 fps	MRender 248 Gravity 0.17 Splatting 135 103% 128 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,541 Write 2,219 Mixed 1,524 465% 2,095 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 82.3 275% 96.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,430 DQ Write 1,036 DQ Mixed 1,194 902% 1,220 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 787GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 170 169 170 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 159 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 170 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 25.8 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 38.9 SC Mixed 30.5 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 110%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,224 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	4,429x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,351x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,449x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,420x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,030x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	854x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	647x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	619x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	417x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $817

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16