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

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	55.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	307% 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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '21 at 19:09
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 821 86% 692 Pts	64-Core 827 51% 827 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 9580) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1436 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Lighting 71.5 Reflection 66.3 Parallax 95 58% 77.6 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 75 Splatting 49.4 51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1882 653 658 663 663 664 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,548 Write 2,322 Mixed 1,448 SusWrite 864 401% 1,796 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 83.8 280% 97.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,578 DQ Write 1,357 DQ Mixed 1,427 1,080% 1,454 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 134GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 488 486 488 422 319 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 487 Mixed 437 SusWrite 448 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 60.1 202% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 475GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 154 155 157 157 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 170 Mixed 106 SusWrite 156 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,494 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 42.7 MC Mixed 29.4 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 28.2 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%

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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 $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	2,437x

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	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: 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 $46

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