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

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.7% 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	206% 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	12.4 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 21:02
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 64.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 90% 173 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 836 91% 720 Pts	64-Core 862 53% 862 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 88.1% 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	52.7% Above average	Lighting 68.9 Reflection 64.4 Parallax 87.1 56% 73.5 fps	MRender 60.4 Gravity 69.5 Splatting 43.8 46% 57.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.7% 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% 245GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 817 630 606 623 626 612 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,410 Write 1,580 Mixed 1,040 SusWrite 652 263% 1,171 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 62.4 192% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,374 DQ Write 842 DQ Mixed 989 769% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 75GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 356 360 363 373 372 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 441 Mixed 415 SusWrite 364 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 49.5 149% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 900GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 172 172 173 175 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 161 Mixed 87.9 SusWrite 172 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 205% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.5% 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 above expectations (73^rd percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 28.5 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 31.1 SC Mixed 28.7 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 116 35% 116 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93.4% 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	2,438x

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	643x
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 $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