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

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59% 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	148% 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.

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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	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200814
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '21 at 00:49
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 102 2-Core 194 78% 131 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 660 73% 575 Pts	64-Core 809 50% 809 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59% Above average	Lighting 72.7 Reflection 78.2 Parallax 70.8 59% 73.9 fps	MRender 66.8 Gravity 75.5 Splatting 71.8 59% 71.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$40 10,318 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0802E0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1090 59 365 198 405 901 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 1,527 Write 56.5 Mixed 114 SusWrite 503 118% 550 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 46.2 4K Mixed 18.3 113% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 591 DQ Write 487 DQ Mixed 78.2 184% 385 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 248%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 346GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 147 147 147 147 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 89.8 Write 86.7 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 146 68% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 109%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 456GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 96 97 96 97 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 84.7 Write 59 Mixed 49 SusWrite 95.6 53% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 26.8 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 27.7 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 111%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,429x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,351x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,449x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,420x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,030x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	854x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	647x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	619x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	417x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16