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

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	95.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180831
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '19 at 12:10
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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-$265 550,833 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 (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 1,250 113% 950 Pts	64-Core 1,229 76% 1,229 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 117 Parallax 111 99% 116 fps	MRender 150 Gravity 102 Splatting 87 89% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,012 Write 2,411 Mixed 1,697 457% 2,040 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 88.9 289% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,710 DQ Write 1,390 DQ Mixed 1,443 1,110% 1,514 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 19GB free Firmware: S8FM06.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 197 197 198 67 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 506 Write 202 Mixed 224 SusWrite 149 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 22.5 103% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 70.1 78% 130 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 541GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 146 145 146 148 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 160 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 146 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZR 029E CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZR 029E CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 31.3 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 30.8 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,429x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,351x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,449x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,420x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,030x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	854x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	647x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	619x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	417x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $508	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16