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

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	65.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 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	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '20 at 17:31
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 284 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 825 86% 690 Pts	64-Core 828 51% 828 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	65.1% Good	Lighting 78.3 Reflection 88.1 Parallax 73.5 64% 80 fps	MRender 99.2 Gravity 78.6 Splatting 74.3 68% 84 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB 1,156 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 1526 1395 1428 1281 963 908 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,519 Write 1,858 Mixed 1,479 SusWrite 1,250 345% 1,526 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 54.2 209% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,318 DQ Write 1,050 DQ Mixed 1,101 847% 1,156 MB/s
Poor: 225% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 381%
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB 365 User benchmarks, average bench 281% 411GB free Firmware: 2B2Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 2283 611 612 613 614 614 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,566 Write 2,350 Mixed 1,395 SusWrite 891 402% 1,801 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 87.6 295% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,367 DQ Write 1,189 DQ Mixed 1,222 931% 1,259 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 333%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 220 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 34.8 112% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 30.4 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

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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	3,348x
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