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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180928
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '19 at 08:06
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 1006 94% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,576 98% 1,576 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 69.1 Reflection 67.2 Parallax 86.7 56% 74.4 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 52.8 50% 61.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,762 Write 1246 Mixed 282 240% 1,097 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 44.3 193% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,143 DQ Write 718 DQ Mixed 747 606% 869 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 620GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 72 73 72 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 94 Write 97.2 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 72.2 58% 79 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 82%
Generic MassStorageClass 256GB 266 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 180GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 30 30 31 29 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 42.9 Write 24.7 Mixed 12.2 SusWrite 28.6 33% 27.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.1 80% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 4x8GB 1,103 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 24.3 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 34.7 SC Mixed 28.7 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 116%

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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 $285Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,420x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,348x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,445x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,418x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	852x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $97Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	646x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	445x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	417x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $838

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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