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 (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	191% 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 @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '19 at 11:23
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$249 550,833 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)	110% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 656 8-Core 1,250 113% 953 Pts	64-Core 1,277 79% 1,277 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-ASM2NE2256GTTDR 256GB 4,456 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 880 292 294 293 294 293 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,569 Write 990 Mixed 1,040 SusWrite 391 222% 998 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 64.7 214% 80.4 MB/s	DQ Read 706 DQ Write 992 DQ Mixed 708 575% 802 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 215%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 112GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 65 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 494 Write 373 Mixed 345 SusWrite 83.9 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 43.8 166% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 116 132% 225 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 82%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 455 453 454 456 456 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 458 Mixed 436 SusWrite 449 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 35.8 179% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 49.7 107% 216 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 77 77 78 77 179 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 194 Write 84.3 Mixed 59 SusWrite 94.4 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 109%

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 @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 29.4 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 33 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% 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 $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