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

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	5.04% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	120% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	May 10 '21 at 01:42
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 909 94% 758 Pts	64-Core 908 56% 908 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B17) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9313 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	5.04% Terrible	Lighting 6.4 Reflection 10.1 Parallax 8.9 5% 8.47 fps	MRender 11.9 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 0.3 5% 6.6 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.04% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 477 483 481 486 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 473 Mixed 422 SusWrite 481 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 54.2 184% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 342 261% 352 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 466GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1067 869 868 866 867 870 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,454 Write 1,713 Mixed 1,390 SusWrite 901 359% 1,615 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 87.4 290% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,392 DQ Write 1,143 DQ Mixed 1,295 962% 1,277 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 465GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2275 799 799 801 804 802 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 2,492 Write 2,409 Mixed 1,493 SusWrite 1,047 416% 1,860 MB/s	4K Read 66.5 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 86.9 296% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,399 DQ Write 1,110 DQ Mixed 1,323 971% 1,277 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 355%
Hitachi HUA722010ALA330 1TB 4,323 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 930GB free Firmware: JP4ONS00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 127 141 142 141 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 134 Write 139 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 138 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 75%
Hitachi HUA722010ALA330 1TB 4,323 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 931GB free Firmware: JP4ONS00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 123 139 139 139 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 134 Write 137 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 136 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z4000C18 4x8GB 764 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 28 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 28.7 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 142%

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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