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

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '21 at 01:44
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 306 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 993 96% 788 Pts	64-Core 1,208 75% 1,208 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Device(7377 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2142 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Lighting 75.5 Reflection 116 Parallax 72.3 62% 88 fps	MRender 73.9 Gravity 74.8 Splatting 69.3 59% 72.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 128GB 2,701 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 135 136 137 137 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 510 Write 165 Mixed 198 SusWrite 139 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 41.1 155% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 146 116% 162 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 90%
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84 8,513 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 16GB free Firmware: 2.0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 286 277 314 286 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 445 Write 232 Mixed 140 SusWrite 297 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 13.4 4K Mixed 11.8 52% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 33.5 DQ Write 12.2 DQ Mixed 14 13% 19.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 56%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 684GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 92 96 96 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 144 Write 151 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 94.8 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.8% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 20.2 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 23.2 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 110%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,142 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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,395x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,333x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,437x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,414x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,025x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	848x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	846x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	642x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	615x
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: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $788

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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