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

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	75.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	186% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '21 at 19:00
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 162 2-Core 297 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 923 99% 786 Pts	64-Core 922 57% 922 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Lighting 95.4 Reflection 93.2 Parallax 93.4 78% 94 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 82.4 Splatting 73.8 71% 89.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 250GB SSD 8,682 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303225 SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 243 248 241 239 248 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 1,246 Write 1,054 Mixed 1,023 SusWrite 282 201% 901 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 74.2 256% 98.6 MB/s	DQ Read 725 DQ Write 1,058 DQ Mixed 787 625% 857 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 214%
Corsair Force MP300 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$75 4,196 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 89GB free Firmware: E8FM11.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 133 133 133 132 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 653 Write 418 Mixed 552 SusWrite 180 100% 451 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 44.2 174% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 397 DQ Mixed 318 255% 356 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 851GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 172 171 172 172 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 176 Mixed 95.1 SusWrite 172 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 92 97 97 99 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 99.6 Write 81.3 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 96.6 56% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB 12,182 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 26.5 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 36.5 SC Mixed 26.8 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 99%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,437x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,414x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,026x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	848x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	847x
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: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $788

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 $46

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