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

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	81.7% 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	268% 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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '20 at 18:56
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 300 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 909 95% 762 Pts	64-Core 886 55% 886 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4014) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 89.3 Parallax 94.6 84% 95.8 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 82.2 Splatting 78.1 77% 96.5 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB 11,656 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 221GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1033 691 681 666 647 651 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1,996 Write 2,192 Mixed 1,698 SusWrite 728 371% 1,654 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 72.9 263% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,566 DQ Write 1,243 DQ Mixed 1,390 1,044% 1,400 MB/s
Poor: 184% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 288%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 691GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 188 185 189 189 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 182 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 188 113% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 29.1 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 30.3 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% 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	4,392x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,333x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,435x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,412x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,025x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	848x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	846x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	642x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	615x
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: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $791

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	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) $35	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