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

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	82.7% 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	128% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '20 at 05:27
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^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)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 162 2-Core 326 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 974 101% 812 Pts	64-Core 967 60% 967 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 91.6 Parallax 88.9 85% 94.9 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 84 Splatting 79.4 78% 98.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 320 319 318 316 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 492 Mixed 461 SusWrite 332 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 65.3 227% 84.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 129%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 634GB free Firmware: SM36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 103 104 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 111 Write 86.3 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 104 67% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2 377% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 62.3% 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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 44.5 MC Write 44.4 MC Mixed 36.1 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 47.3 SC Mixed 34.7 101% 35.3 GB/s	Latency 47.3 85% 47.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 86%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) - $190

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,397x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,332x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,438x

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	848x

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	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: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $807

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) $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