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

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.1% 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	240% 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	13.3 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	Feb 24 '21 at 19:50
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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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 i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 73.2 1-Core 155 2-Core 309 94% 179 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 885 94% 748 Pts	64-Core 899 56% 899 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 93.5% 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: 21.2.2 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.1% Above average	Lighting 69.6 Reflection 65 Parallax 85.5 57% 73.4 fps	MRender 57.7 Gravity 71 Splatting 44.5 46% 57.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.1% 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% 245GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 868 656 659 657 656 649 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,713 Write 1,393 Mixed 1,031 SusWrite 691 269% 1,207 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 68 211% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,533 DQ Write 1,287 DQ Mixed 937 831% 1,252 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 75GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 384 385 380 382 381 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 448 Mixed 403 SusWrite 384 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 49.7 154% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 355 253% 321 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 900GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 173 174 174 174 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 155 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 173 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 218% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% 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 below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.9% Very good	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 26.3 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 6.6 20% 6.97 GB/s	Latency 94.3 42% 94.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.9% 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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,392x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,333x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,435x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,412x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,025x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	848x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	846x
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: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $791

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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