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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	201% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180831
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '19 at 14:29
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	PSE-User
Background CPU	2%

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 i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 89.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 270 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 840 83% 680 Pts	64-Core 1,117 69% 1,117 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1358 296 298 298 298 298 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,494 Write 1,430 Mixed 616 SusWrite 474 224% 1,003 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 56.1 210% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 1,173 DQ Write 988 DQ Mixed 739 647% 967 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 236%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 54GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 105 124 129 119 106 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 129 Write 87.2 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 112 67% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 202GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 105 106 105 106 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 124 Write 110 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 105 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 84%
WD2002 2TB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 70GB free Firmware: 05.00M.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 52 53 53 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 54.3 Write 49 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 52.9 35% 48 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.3% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.9 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 24 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.3% 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 $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,449x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,363x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,456x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,424x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,035x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	860x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	651x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	621x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	419x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $811

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16