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

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	112% 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.

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 farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '20 at 17:01
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 260 94% 166 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 832 86% 692 Pts	64-Core 820 51% 820 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 156 Parallax 173 136% 165 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 147 Splatting 107 115% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 296 296 295 295 293 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 485 Mixed 387 SusWrite 314 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 54.6 184% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 351 263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Samsung MZ7TE256HMHP-000H1 256GB 1,925 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 124GB free Firmware: EXT09H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 253 251 254 253 248 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 506 Write 254 Mixed 194 SusWrite 252 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 27.8 129% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 82.9 123% 234 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 88%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 209GB free Firmware: X2306RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 442 445 447 448 446 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 436 Mixed 264 SusWrite 444 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 35.6 145% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 125 132% 220 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 99%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 625GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 132 131 132 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 132 Write 118 Mixed 29 SusWrite 132 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 108%

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 (74^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 26.7 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 27.5 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 104%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,144 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 $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	2,439x

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	555x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	616x
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