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

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	115% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201225
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 27 '21 at 01:22
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 729 79% 626 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 139 Parallax 130 105% 133 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 134 Splatting 116 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 429 383 370 350 349 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 436 Mixed 373 SusWrite 393 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 55 182% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
Nvme 1TB 1TB 1,484 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 482GB free Firmware: T0609B0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1492 1499 1510 1540 485 281 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,550 Write 1,637 Mixed 1,077 SusWrite 1,134 304% 1,350 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 25.2 188% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 828 DQ Write 983 DQ Mixed 514 496% 775 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 270%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 185GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 89 91 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 119 Write 98.7 Mixed 100 SusWrite 89.9 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 297GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 118 117 119 120 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 108 Write 101 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 119 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 4x8GB 3,708 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3423 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 44.3 MC Mixed 34.3 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 30.2 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 118%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,142 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 114%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 105%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) - $190

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,397x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,332x
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	1,027x
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	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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $807

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