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

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	38.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	266% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 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	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '20 at 05:58
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$136 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 798 85% 680 Pts	64-Core 811 50% 811 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3570 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.2% Below average	Lighting 0.47 Reflection 151 Parallax 150 0% 100 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 130 Splatting 110 112% 141 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 322GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 698 578 655 653 654 647 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2456 Write 2,256 Mixed 1661 SusWrite 647 392% 1,755 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 79.1 261% 88.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,192 DQ Write 924 DQ Mixed 1,144 832% 1,087 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 345GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 136 155 154 152 153 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 152 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 150 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$128 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 34.3 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 40.1 SC Mixed 31.4 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,322 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,464x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,373x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,466x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,430x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,037x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	864x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	558x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	623x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	450x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	422x

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Value: 119% - Outstanding

Total price: $772

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16