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

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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	137% 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	67.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '20 at 04:31
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 151 2-Core 302 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 906 92% 747 Pts	64-Core 1,534 95% 1,534 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37A9) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	137% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 234 Parallax 255 136% 219 fps	MRender 267 Gravity 220 Splatting 143 165% 210 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 870GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 373 437 399 353 400 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 334 Write 353 Mixed 283 SusWrite 385 77% 339 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 24.7 4K Mixed 21.3 70% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 199 149% 202 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 117%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 116GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 416 449 422 430 413 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 433 Mixed 419 SusWrite 418 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 48.3 4K Mixed 44.4 146% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 96.6 DQ Mixed 216 164% 230 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 94GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 270 243 211 208 196 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 405 Write 358 Mixed 343 SusWrite 241 76% 337 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 28.2 4K Mixed 25.5 83% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 96.4 DQ Mixed 156 107% 134 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 157 166 160 166 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 160 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 159 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2x8GB 16,423 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 26.1 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 28.7 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 103%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,397x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,332x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,438x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,414x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,027x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	848x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	847x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	643x
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: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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