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

Performance Results


Gaming 172% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 177% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	181% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	277% 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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '21 at 15:34
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 300 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1,076 98% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,576 98% 1,576 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2484) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3525 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Lighting 255 Reflection 220 Parallax 288 208% 254 fps	MRender 274 Gravity 248 Splatting 186 188% 236 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 174%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 648 657 657 650 650 596 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,539 Write 2,179 Mixed 1,454 SusWrite 643 380% 1,704 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 81.6 283% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,196 DQ Write 1,010 DQ Mixed 1,106 828% 1,104 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 340%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C19 2x8GB 567 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.6% Good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 19.2 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 19.9 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 131%

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,471x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,377x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,469x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,432x
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,037x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	866x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	858x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	654x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 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	451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	422x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $790

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	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