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

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 137% 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	135% 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	145% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '20 at 20:00
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	2%

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-$265 550,833 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 95.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 309 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,203 107% 908 Pts	64-Core 1,202 74% 1,202 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FF4) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 4375 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	135% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 180 Parallax 196 149% 186 fps	MRender 223 Gravity 163 Splatting 120 132% 169 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 211 208 190 204 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 1,096 Write 676 Mixed 580 SusWrite 217 142% 642 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 56.3 198% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 663 DQ Write 522 DQ Mixed 396 350% 527 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 144%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 475GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 54 54 54 54 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 82.5 Write 85.4 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 52.9 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 55%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$137 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 153 149 148 151 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 142 Write 140 Mixed 63 SusWrite 149 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 246% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 4,688 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 43.6 MC Write 45.7 MC Mixed 30.9 114% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 48.5 SC Mixed 31.3 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,438x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,354x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,453x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,421x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,034x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	857x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	621x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	418x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $815

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16