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

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	104% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '19 at 21:00
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 251 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 611 71% 552 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3978) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Lighting 66.8 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 62.1 54% 66.1 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 62.9 Splatting 55.5 51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 294 297 297 295 297 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 449 Mixed 365 SusWrite 309 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 48.7 162% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 356 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 64GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 117 116 115 120 118 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 413 Write 382 Mixed 175 SusWrite 130 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 31.4 132% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 204 175% 259 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 93%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 0GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 57.3 Write 45.2 Mixed 47 38% 49.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 90% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 59%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 190 190 191 190 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 149 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 190 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.1 372% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 42,084 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 26.3 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 22.1 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 109%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,401x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,336x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,439x

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	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	848x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	645x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	414x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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