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

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	116% 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	111% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 07:22
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$295 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 154 2-Core 304 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 1,149 103% 870 Pts	64-Core 1165 72% 1165 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3570 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 146 Parallax 156 125% 152 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 129 Splatting 106 111% 141 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 285 300 299 294 299 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 465 Mixed 382 SusWrite 287 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 54.7 184% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 349 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$95 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 159GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 374 396 347 377 372 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 482 Mixed 382 SusWrite 352 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 51.4 179% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 283 232% 330 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 116%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 536GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 413 485 486 485 487 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 481 Mixed 407 SusWrite 434 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 46.8 165% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 356 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 28.9 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 30 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

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

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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 $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,420x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,348x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,445x

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	646x
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	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	417x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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