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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '21 at 19:44
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 122 2-Core 246 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 624 71% 557 Pts	64-Core 603 37% 603 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 274 Parallax 171 135% 204 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 172 Splatting 120 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 498 Write 403 Mixed 286 88% 396 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 48.9 170% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 173 180% 295 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 98GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 74 73 75 75 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 90 Write 95 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 73.6 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 60%
WD WD10JUCT-63J6SY0 1TB 3,317 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 86GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 51 52 52 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 54.7 Write 55.5 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 51.9 37% 49.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 62%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 108GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 100 101 102 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 132 Write 101 Mixed 75 SusWrite 100 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD48GU880-36A180X 2x8GB 915 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24.3 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 26 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.4% 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	4,407x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,344x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,440x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,415x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,028x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	852x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	415x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $800

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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