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

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	165% 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	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180831
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '19 at 03:35
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$164 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 313 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 900 94% 757 Pts	64-Core 863 53% 863 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Lighting 74.5 Reflection 79.3 Parallax 68.2 61% 74 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 72 Splatting 74.2 60% 73.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS256GMTE110S 256GB 4,102 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1026E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 739 665 591 284 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 1,404 Write 1,022 Mixed 796 SusWrite 467 205% 923 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 38.8 195% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 470 DQ Write 565 DQ Mixed 93.6 188% 376 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 191%
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 111GB free Firmware: SBFA12.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 111 100 100 102 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 444 Write 310 Mixed 325 SusWrite 136 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 35.5 138% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 193 173% 259 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 90%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 205GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 369 375 379 379 379 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 482 Mixed 397 SusWrite 389 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 61.9 204% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 349 263% 353 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 178GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 404 449 453 453 459 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 406 Mixed 379 SusWrite 444 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 31.4 122% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 48.5 100% 199 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3456 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 45.3 MC Write 44.2 MC Mixed 31.2 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 47.4 SC Mixed 35 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 47.7 84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 111%

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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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,391x
Core i9-9900KIntel $419Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,333x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,434x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,412x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,025x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	848x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	846x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	642x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 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: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $799

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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