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

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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	82.9% 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	173% 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	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 21:54
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 955 100% 803 Pts	64-Core 946 59% 946 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3802 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 102 Parallax 93.4 85% 99.9 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 89.5 Splatting 80.8 78% 98.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 82.9% 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: 453 242 252 230 230 241 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 1,272 Write 1,069 Mixed 1080 SusWrite 275 206% 924 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 75.8 264% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 714 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 292 280% 451 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 173% 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: 323 173 124 129 132 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 804 Write 338 Mixed 566 SusWrite 169 104% 469 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 49.5 186% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 444 DQ Mixed 326 258% 352 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 852GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 174 174 173 175 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 168 Mixed 112 SusWrite 173 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 100 100 100 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 100 Write 83.3 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 98.9 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.3% 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)	87.8% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 26.9 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 26.7 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 87.8% 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	4,409x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,346x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,441x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,417x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	416x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $803

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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