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

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	126% 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	253% 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	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.

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Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 04:01
Run Duration	466 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$252 550,833 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)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 652 8-Core 1,263 114% 957 Pts	64-Core 1,292 80% 1,292 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3178) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3825 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 163 Parallax 165 136% 165 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 143 Splatting 126 125% 157 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 345GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B3T8EA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 574 494 456 456 474 479 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 2,305 Write 1,526 Mixed 1294 SusWrite 489 311% 1,404 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 83.9 283% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,197 DQ Write 735 DQ Mixed 525 510% 819 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 311%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 189GB free Firmware: 32B3T8EA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1317 914 756 901 898 905 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2298 Write 1380 Mixed 1,347 SusWrite 949 332% 1,494 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 85 281% 99.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1175 DQ Write 1,132 DQ Mixed 618 611% 975 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 372%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 500GB-$61 13,482 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 216GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 408 399 402 400 396 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 430 Mixed 360 SusWrite 389 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 50.7 181% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 281 205% 272 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 919GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 166 167 166 166 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 158 Mixed 99.1 SusWrite 164 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.3 238% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 109%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 125 124 123 125 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 112 Write 141 Mixed 50.9 SusWrite 124 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.4 116% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 34.4 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 32.9 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 27: 4R 1G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
27%	56%	16	140	101	144	27"	1707 960	AUS27B1 ROG PG278QR

History: Score 31: 5R 2G 0B | Score 9: 0R 1G 6B | Score 31: 5R 1G 3B | Score 19: 3R 1G 1B | Score 27: 4R 1G 4B

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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 $300	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