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

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	11.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	220% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200814
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '21 at 17:20
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8500-$174 43,089 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 718 77% 612 Pts	64-Core 721 45% 721 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% MSI(1462 2710) 1GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Lighting 14.8 Reflection 18.7 Parallax 23 12% 18.8 fps	MRender 14.4 Gravity 16.3 Splatting 12.5 12% 14.4 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB 4,018 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1453 417 397 401 397 399 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1,780 Write 1578 Mixed 1,098 SusWrite 577 281% 1,258 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 66.3 224% 79 MB/s	DQ Read 1,071 DQ Write 920 DQ Mixed 788 647% 926 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 242%
HFS256G39TND-N210A 256GB 39,780 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 147GB free Firmware: 30001P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 252 251 253 252 252 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 433 Write 250 Mixed 207 SusWrite 251 63% 285 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 25.2 122% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 184 171% 266 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 83%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 387GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 333 334 332 332 329 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 473 Write 314 Mixed 172 SusWrite 322 71% 321 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 69 4K Mixed 25.2 112% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 64.9 98% 188 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 89%
WD Se 4TB-$90 2,519 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 173 175 174 174 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 167 Mixed 94.4 SusWrite 174 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1 213% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 100%
WD Se 4TB-$90 2,519 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 177 177 175 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 154 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 176 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.9 200% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%
WD Se 4TB-$90 2,519 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 174 176 174 176 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 168 Mixed 99.1 SusWrite 173 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.9 198% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 4ATF51264AZ-2G6E1 2x4GB 815 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	68.6% Good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 19.5 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 24 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 79%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,409x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,346x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,441x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,417x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	645x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	416x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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