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

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 00:01
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$260 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 198 79% 135 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 851 79% 658 Pts	64-Core 855 53% 855 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3490) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Lighting 75.7 Reflection 75.7 Parallax 66.1 62% 72.5 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 70 Splatting 71.3 58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT250MX500SSD4 250GB 16,301 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 373 410 452 305 212 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 445 Mixed 438 SusWrite 331 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 47.9 157% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 270 226% 328 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 121%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 403GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 429 472 478 478 479 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 462 Mixed 443 SusWrite 431 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 52.3 174% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 351 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 2x8GB 17,343 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	69.1% Good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 20.2 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 21.2 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 110%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	2,455x

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 $254	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 $175	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