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

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.73% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	252% 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, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '20 at 06:11
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400-$161 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 131 2-Core 256 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 746 77% 619 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B17) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7755 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	6.73% Terrible	Lighting 6.8 Reflection 10.4 Parallax 7.41 6% 8.21 fps	MRender 11.4 Gravity 6.07 Splatting 14.4 9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.73% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1084 867 870 869 873 873 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1,819 Write 1,944 Mixed 1,357 SusWrite 906 338% 1,507 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 77.5 254% 86.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,130 DQ Write 874 DQ Mixed 993 745% 999 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 284GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 134 139 135 136 140 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 133 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 137 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 176 181 174 177 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 107 Write 142 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 177 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	90% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 25.7 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 28.3 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 103%

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

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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	2,440x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,416x
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 $95Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	416x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $803

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 $40	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