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

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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	282% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180831
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '20 at 07:06
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 276 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 794 84% 670 Pts	64-Core 787 49% 787 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 129 Parallax 132 111% 132 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 131 Splatting 106 110% 139 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2188 625 572 570 569 574 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 1,996 Write 2,328 Mixed 1,468 SusWrite 850 373% 1,660 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 81 269% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,627 DQ Write 1,393 DQ Mixed 1,326 1,044% 1,448 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 340%
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 41GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 385 420 381 418 380 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 72.3 Write 206 Mixed 203 SusWrite 401 51% 221 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 35.9 129% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 251 204% 289 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 101%
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 24GB free Firmware: SBFM91.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 119 87 77 65 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 321 Write 276 Mixed 250 SusWrite 98.3 53% 236 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 30.8 130% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 168 153% 230 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 122 122 125 126 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 73.2 Write 91.3 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 124 66% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.5 223% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 90%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$80 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 382GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 93 90 97 97 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	60% Above average	Read 115 Write 115 Mixed 61.3 SusWrite 93.6 71% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 28.5 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 35.7 SC Mixed 29 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 110%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,143 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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,397x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,332x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,438x

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	554x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	615x
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: $807

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