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

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	121% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	327% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '20 at 03:17
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$258 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 300 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,162 104% 881 Pts	64-Core 1,176 73% 1,176 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8708) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 154 Parallax 166 133% 161 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 136 Splatting 110 114% 145 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

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% 409GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2292 813 811 815 816 812 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 2,524 Write 2,357 Mixed 1,788 SusWrite 1,060 432% 1,932 MB/s	4K Read 65.9 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 88.8 298% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,666 DQ Write 1,426 DQ Mixed 1,510 1,141% 1,534 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 355%
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA500CM10002 500GB 7,894 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 458GB free Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 191 457 466 465 464 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 477 Mixed 404 SusWrite 393 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 44.6 168% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 222 203% 310 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$110 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 193 195 191 187 186 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 27.6 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 29.5 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 104%

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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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,391x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,333x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,434x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,412x
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	553x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 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: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $799

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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