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

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96.8% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180831
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '21 at 16:53
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 81.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 285 89% 165 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 800 86% 685 Pts	64-Core 799 50% 799 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.7% Good	Lighting 72.5 Reflection 87.2 Parallax 71 59% 76.9 fps	MRender 80.2 Gravity 72.3 Splatting 80.8 64% 77.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 138 131 127 126 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 471 Mixed 373 SusWrite 160 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 49.6 165% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 350 263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 187GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1116 664 660 659 657 662 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,954 Write 2,162 Mixed 1,484 SusWrite 736 355% 1,584 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 70.1 231% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,579 DQ Write 1,020 DQ Mixed 1,237 939% 1,279 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 340%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 491GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1484 830 836 842 842 837 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,361 Write 1,725 Mixed 1,328 SusWrite 945 302% 1,340 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 61.6 206% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,591 DQ Write 1,021 DQ Mixed 1,262 953% 1,291 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 966GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 183 185 186 184 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 152 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 185 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 04CB DDR4 2666 2OZ 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 04CB DDR4 2666 2OZ 32GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.6% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 24.4 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 22.9 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 102%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,428x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,351x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,449x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,420x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,030x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	853x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	647x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	619x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $116Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	417x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $829

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16