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

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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	86.4% 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.

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Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '20 at 17:13
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9500 9,059 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	71% Very good	Memory 58.7 1-Core 130 2-Core 258 78% 149 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 731 72% 589 Pts	64-Core 678 42% 678 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 1F02) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 125 Parallax 125 105% 127 fps	MRender 170 Gravity 122 Splatting 101 104% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC308 SATA 512GB 1,969 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30001P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 363 219 229 187 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 435 Write 436 Mixed 249 SusWrite 258 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 30.3 128% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 227 198% 294 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 98%
Micron 2200S NVMe 512GB 5,553 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 476GB free Firmware: 22001010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1210 1240 1261 1180 212 421 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,346 Write 1195 Mixed 1,070 SusWrite 920 254% 1,133 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 56.1 175% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 825 DQ Write 840 DQ Mixed 888 652% 851 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 215%
Intel SSDSCKGF256A5 SATA 256GB 1,243 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 18GB free Firmware: LB1i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 346 Write 320 Mixed 312 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 39.9 145% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 165 156% 243 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 88%
SK hynix SC308 SATA 512GB 1,969 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 211GB free Firmware: 30001P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 439 296 261 300 332 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 368 Write 434 Mixed 123 SusWrite 343 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 28.4 82% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 234 207% 311 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 98%
Kxg50pnv1t02 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB 918 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 495GB free Firmware: AFDA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 76 122 190 270 326 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 1,596 Write 47.2 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 174 101% 477 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 35.7 111% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,231 DQ Write 42.1 DQ Mixed 79.9 198% 451 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 246%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 310GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 67 67 68 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	22.7% Poor	Read 12.5 Write 36.8 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 66.7 25% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 56% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 55%
WD WD30EZRS-00J99B0 3TB 2,807 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 469GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 93 96 93 94 95 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 116 Write 94.3 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 93.5 67% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AO2P26KC8T1-BXGSHC Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.6% Very good	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 22.5 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 19.3 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 132 30% 132 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 79%

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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	4,415x
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	1,418x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	851x

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 $45Bench 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 $178	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