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

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	137% 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.

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Run History

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	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '20 at 23:15
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 135 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 752 80% 641 Pts	64-Core 781 48% 781 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 144 Parallax 146 109% 141 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 140 Splatting 119 102% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CT500P 500GB 3,338 User benchmarks, average bench 170% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 606 226 29 55 55 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 1,378 Write 884 Mixed 837 SusWrite 171 181% 817 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 54.2 195% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 187 154% 227 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 243%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 298GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 339 350 452 453 435 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 434 Mixed 435 SusWrite 393 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 58.1 4K Mixed 42.5 141% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 241 181% 249 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 133%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$55 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 452GB free Firmware: P2CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 947 1168 523 421 445 860 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 1,019 Write 571 Mixed 1140 SusWrite 727 194% 864 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 52.9 166% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,194 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 207 264% 504 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 253%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 836GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 81 72 91 92 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 49 Write 84.3 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 87.6 51% 68.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 103 91 110 101 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 87.7 Write 105 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 104 69% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 247% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 89%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 114 100 125 127 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 110 Write 114 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 118 147% 108 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.4 241% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 31.7 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 26.6 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 106%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,365 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,479x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,385x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,473x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,433x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,039x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	867x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	859x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	658x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	559x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	623x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	422x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $794

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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