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

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	81.6% 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	125% 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	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '20 at 21:16
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 975 101% 812 Pts	64-Core 964 60% 964 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 4034 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 86.7 Parallax 95.8 83% 94.9 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 83 Splatting 78.7 78% 98.5 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 270GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 319 319 309 308 308 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 493 Mixed 465 SusWrite 314 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 63.9 224% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 248 214% 316 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 129%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 499GB free Firmware: SM36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 68 69 69 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	53% Above average	Read 114 Write 119 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 68.7 68% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.1 391% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF2X04JEEE35-12-K 2x8GB 615 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2934 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 32.6 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 32 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 86%

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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	4,409x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,346x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,441x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,417x
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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	416x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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