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

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	66% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	62.4% 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	3.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	11.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '20 at 05:08
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th 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 (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 1,170 106% 890 Pts	64-Core 1137 70% 1137 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: 446.14 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	66% Good	Lighting 84.2 Reflection 86.9 Parallax 77.7 69% 82.9 fps	MRender 81.4 Gravity 75.7 Splatting 68.2 61% 75.1 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66% 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: 196 218 201 227 246 242 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 393 Write 163 Mixed 241 SusWrite 222 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 21.6 4K Mixed 24.5 84% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 143 111% 156 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 69%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 787GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 359 378 464 489 438 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 487 Mixed 343 SusWrite 409 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 41.1 168% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 331GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2069 2296 1227 1041 1302 1281 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 2,643 Write 2,448 Mixed 1,954 SusWrite 1,536 481% 2,145 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 46.2 201% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 1,837 DQ Write 1,619 DQ Mixed 1,701 1,282% 1,719 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 336% 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 74 74 88 92 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 102 Write 105 Mixed 44.7 SusWrite 84 111% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.4% 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 above expectations (72^nd percentile)	96% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 28.6 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 29.8 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 107%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,402 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 $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