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

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.9% 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)
Boot Drive	278% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '20 at 08:45
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 89.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 247 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 735 80% 636 Pts	64-Core 639 40% 639 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.9% Above average	Lighting 71.1 Reflection 73.8 Parallax 67.8 58% 70.9 fps	MRender 64.6 Gravity 70.2 Splatting 66.7 55% 67.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 860 566 565 566 565 552 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2,480 Write 2,315 Mixed 1,387 SusWrite 612 379% 1,699 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 80 266% 91.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1556 DQ Write 1,094 DQ Mixed 1278 967% 1,309 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 340%
Samsung MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GB 5,922 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 83GB free Firmware: DXM06H6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 312 281 246 160 256 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 407 Write 202 Mixed 248 SusWrite 256 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 35.2 138% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 146 140% 226 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 108%
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1006 512GB 3,035 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 475GB free Firmware: 10110006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1184 847 851 852 849 848 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 1897 Write 2,002 Mixed 1,565 SusWrite 905 358% 1,592 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 66 230% 86.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,623 DQ Write 1,163 DQ Mixed 1,350 1,020% 1,379 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 267%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 154 154 152 157 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 146 Mixed 89.6 SusWrite 155 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 93%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 975GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 97 95 95 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 95.6 Write 55.5 Mixed 49.4 SusWrite 94.8 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 21.3 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 20.3 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 104%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,179 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	4,409x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,346x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,441x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,417x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	645x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	416x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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