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

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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	355% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180928
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '19 at 07:53
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 308 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 1,031 98% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,664 103% 1,664 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 150 Parallax 140 111% 142 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 139 Splatting 114 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 293GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1941 1979 1987 2032 2017 2107 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	355% Outstanding	Read 2,369 Write 1,594 Mixed 1,067 SusWrite 2,011 394% 1,760 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 75.4 266% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1430 DQ Write 1,056 DQ Mixed 1,186 902% 1,224 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 355% Great: 393%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$29 5,893 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 7GB free Firmware: 01.01K02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 98 95 90 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 90.9 Write 92.5 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 95 64% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 105% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 90%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 175 172 176 171 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 160 Mixed 108 SusWrite 173 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 101%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 119 117 121 119 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	61% Good	Read 91.4 Write 119 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 120 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 231% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 90%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$29 5,893 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 5GB free Firmware: 01.01K02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 156 Write 143 Mixed 86.7 95% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.1 238% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 26.1 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 32.2 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 110%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,397x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,333x
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	617x
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