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

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	81% 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	145% 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	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 02:49
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th 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)	104% Outstanding	Memory 89.3 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 933 98% 786 Pts	64-Core 958 59% 958 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 96.8 Parallax 90.5 84% 96.8 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 87 Splatting 77.4 75% 94.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 250GB SSD 8,682 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303225 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 238 251 222 235 224 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 1,308 Write 1073 Mixed 840 SusWrite 271 194% 873 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 39.9 213% 85.3 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 287 217% 294 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 145% 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: 405 135 135 137 137 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 817 Write 426 Mixed 533 SusWrite 181 108% 489 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 47.4 175% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 430 DQ Mixed 325 264% 370 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 851GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 170 174 175 173 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 101 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 173 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 100 101 100 100 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 105 Write 85.5 Mixed 74.4 SusWrite 98.2 67% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.3% 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 (75^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 26.6 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 26.9 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 99%

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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	4,399x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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