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

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.65% 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	113% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '21 at 03:32
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700F-$295 54,980 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 152 2-Core 295 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,171 104% 881 Pts	64-Core 1,104 68% 1,104 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112 69,673 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Gigabyte(1458 3555) 2GB CLim: 1110 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	8.65% Terrible	Lighting 9.6 Reflection 12.9 Parallax 12.6 8% 11.7 fps	MRender 14.3 Gravity 12.6 Splatting 11.3 10% 12.7 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.65% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-000H1 256GB 5,596 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAV21H3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 316 315 317 314 316 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 472 Mixed 373 SusWrite 325 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 56.5 191% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 346 262% 352 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 115%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 673GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 483 485 487 487 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 482 Mixed 381 SusWrite 481 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 47.5 165% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 307 244% 340 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 29.4 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 29.8 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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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	4,398x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,333x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,439x

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	849x

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	555x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	617x
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: $810

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