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

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	75.2% 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	299% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '21 at 18:39
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 745 81% 644 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4014) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Lighting 94.7 Reflection 92.1 Parallax 85 77% 90.6 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 81.6 Splatting 74 71% 89.5 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 974 858 850 845 845 843 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,487 Write 2,348 Mixed 1,713 SusWrite 869 415% 1,854 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 84.9 281% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1457 DQ Write 1,199 DQ Mixed 1,303 982% 1,320 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 355%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 930GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 461 458 462 463 459 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 454 Mixed 401 SusWrite 461 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 50.1 166% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 283 233% 333 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 196 208 208 205 206 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 132 Write 160 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 203 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4BL.M8FE 2x8GB 3,615 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 29.7 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 29.5 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,428x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,350x
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	852x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 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 $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	417x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $829

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16