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

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	30.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 29 '21 at 01:32
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 133 2-Core 256 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 690 77% 603 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	112% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 187 Parallax 176 137% 177 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 170 Splatting 0.1 72% 100 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDSR500GB-D8 500GB 150 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 225GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 12 2.3 38 10 3.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 472 Write 395 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 69.9 53% 241 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 29% 6.73 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 93%
APS-SE20Q-1T 1TB 527 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 171GB free Firmware: ECFM52.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1570 1597 1161 120 172 139 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 975 Write 1,779 Mixed 1,022 SusWrite 793 259% 1,142 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 70.4 245% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 754 DQ Write 1,446 DQ Mixed 904 742% 1,035 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 302%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 30.1 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 27.3 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,234 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 114%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 105%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,432x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,354x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,450x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,420x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,033x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	856x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	649x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	620x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	418x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16