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

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '20 at 20:39
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 302 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 958 92% 759 Pts	64-Core 1,242 77% 1,242 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 177 Parallax 187 154% 184 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 156 Splatting 113 120% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 216 213 207 207 206 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 488 Mixed 373 SusWrite 237 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 54 181% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 607GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 406 454 442 405 423 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 454 Write 487 Mixed 342 SusWrite 433 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 49.9 155% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 231 204% 308 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 122%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 130GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 402 403 402 389 401 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 431 Mixed 310 SusWrite 402 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 56.1 4K Mixed 36.1 120% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 287 233% 330 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 117%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 692GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 90 90 90 90 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 93.9 Write 62.5 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 89.1 54% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/8G KHX2400C15D4/8G KHX2400C15/8G 32GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24.9 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 25.9 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 85%

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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	4,398x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,333x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,439x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,414x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,027x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	849x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	847x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	643x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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	413x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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