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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	269% 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

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '22 at 01:55
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 88.8 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 955 100% 801 Pts	64-Core 951 59% 951 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 580X 366 User benchmarks, average bench 50% PowerColor(148C 2379) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1500 MHz, MLim: 1900 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.3.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 0.8 2% 0.8 fps
Poor: 40% Great: 58%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1473 394 395 392 391 395 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 2,297 Write 2,067 Mixed 1,332 SusWrite 573 349% 1,567 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 87.9 294% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,012 DQ Write 1,261 DQ Mixed 1,168 872% 1,147 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 302%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 181GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 300 110 106 70 93 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 457 Write 408 Mixed 355 SusWrite 182 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 23.9 125% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 35.3 80% 159 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 102%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 79GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 97 95 95 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 118 Write 118 Mixed 74 SusWrite 95.7 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 69%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 390GB free Firmware: 1003YAM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 112 111 111 112 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 104 Write 90.1 Mixed 54.4 SusWrite 111 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 8502 3000 C16 Series 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 25.4 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 26 78% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 92%

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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 $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,483x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,391x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,477x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,434x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,039x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	867x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	859x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	658x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	559x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	623x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	422x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $812

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16