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 way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	277% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '19 at 22:42
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 164 2-Core 310 105% 190 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1,308 113% 965 Pts	64-Core 1,286 80% 1,286 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3793) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 95.4 Reflection 86.5 Parallax 81.6 78% 87.9 fps	Gravity 77.8 Splatting 75.9 68% 76.9 fps
Poor: 62% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB 21,659 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C SusWrite @10s intervals: 615 663 696 624 453 449 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,190 Write 959 Mixed 815 SusWrite 583 250% 1,137 MB/s	4K Read 65.3 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 89.1 302% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,443 DQ Write 1,273 DQ Mixed 573 644% 1,096 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 318%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 393GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1032 857 594 597 595 596 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,105 Write 1,428 Mixed 1,246 SusWrite 712 254% 1,123 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 63.9 226% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,397 DQ Write 1,391 DQ Mixed 1,302 1,004% 1,363 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 262%
OCZ VERTEX2 250GB 128GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 409 421 421 427 371 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 485 Write 420 Mixed 410 SusWrite 407 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 52 175% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 274 228% 330 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL18-20-20 D4-3600 2x8GB 2,904 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 45.2 MC Write 46.2 MC Mixed 31.6 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 47.7 SC Mixed 35.2 101% 35.5 GB/s	Latency 48.2 83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 109%

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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	4,398x
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	849x

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