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

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.6% 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	71.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 06 '21 at 02:28
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 96.9 2-Core 287 85% 158 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 819 87% 697 Pts	64-Core 850 53% 850 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% PowerColor(148C 2379) CLim: 1400 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 65 Parallax 90.2 56% 74.7 fps	MRender 64 Gravity 69.8 Splatting 49.1 49% 61 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 253 314 14 7.4 118 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 478 Write 308 Mixed 350 SusWrite 122 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 25.1 120% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 99.5 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 1.1 61% 141 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 102%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 255GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 91 92 92 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 91.8 71% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 69%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 465GB free Firmware: 1003YAM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 115 116 115 116 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 120 Write 113 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 115 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 61%
ADATA HD650 1TB 1,807 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 306GB free, PID a35a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 74 80 79 76 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 82.6 Write 99.9 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 74 117% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 20,263 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	46.3% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 13.5 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 48%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,180 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 $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 $90Bench 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: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $798

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