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

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	95% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	49.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '21 at 20:14
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 82.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 301 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 1,054 98% 820 Pts	64-Core 1,628 101% 1,628 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6288) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 135 Parallax 129 108% 132 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 140 Splatting 117 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%
AMD R9 285-$189 6,276 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Sapphire(174B E306) CLim: 965 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	33.2% Below average	Lighting 43.1 Reflection 46.4 Parallax 55.3 35% 48.3 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 30.9 30% 36.8 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB 39,874 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 687GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 353 444 437 440 425 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 426 Mixed 364 SusWrite 421 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 51.1 4K Mixed 41 132% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 190 146% 202 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 115%
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 119GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 175 179 174 179 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 448 Write 179 Mixed 211 SusWrite 176 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 57.2 4K Mixed 31.9 112% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 149 117% 165 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 834GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 172 182 173 183 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 173 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 177 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 909GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 165 169 163 165 164 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 124 Write 178 Mixed 26.4 SusWrite 164 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.6 310% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 110%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 7.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 167 170 166 169 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 176 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 168 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.2 206% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 5,791 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	65.5% Good	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 20.3 65% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 21.6 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 134%

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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	4,409x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,346x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,441x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,417x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	416x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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