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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	87.5% 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.

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	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '20 at 14:34
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 834 87% 699 Pts	64-Core 836 52% 836 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Sapphire(174B A003) CLim: 940 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.11.3 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 41.5 Reflection 34.6 Parallax 53.2 34% 43.1 fps	Gravity 41.8 Splatting 23.8 28% 32.8 fps
Poor: 27% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 240GB-$499 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 196 198 203 209 207 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 435 Write 168 Mixed 236 SusWrite 205 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 44 152% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 237 177% 236 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 92%
Samsung MZ7TY256HDHP-000L7 256GB 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 82GB free Firmware: MAT03L6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 256 217 231 231 232 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 482 Mixed 352 SusWrite 248 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 54.9 186% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 336 258% 350 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 762GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 160 160 161 158 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 77.5 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 159 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 29.4 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 29.9 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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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