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

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	89.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	167% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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, 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	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '20 at 06:05
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 828 87% 696 Pts	64-Core 811 50% 811 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.6% Excellent	Lighting 114 Reflection 110 Parallax 106 93% 110 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 97.1 Splatting 79.7 83% 106 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 259GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 361 361 356 360 359 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 759 Write 654 Mixed 671 SusWrite 360 137% 611 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 79.1 257% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 833 DQ Write 708 DQ Mixed 1,012 692% 851 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 851GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 164 166 165 165 165 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 476 Mixed 408 SusWrite 165 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 44.7 157% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 337 253% 339 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 834GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 155 159 163 161 161 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 152 Write 126 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 159 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 68% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 28.9 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 30.7 82% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 110%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,408x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,346x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,440x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,415x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	852x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	415x

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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 $40	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