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

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	130% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '20 at 23:05
Run Duration	317 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 84.8 1-Core 129 2-Core 264 87% 159 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 735 79% 627 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 143 Parallax 0.2 108% 92.1 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 146 Splatting 124 106% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CT500P 500GB 3,338 User benchmarks, average bench 170% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 572 3.1 6 180 30 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 1,364 Write 821 Mixed 862 SusWrite 141 176% 797 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 51.4 184% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 206 158% 223 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 243%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 298GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 409 348 436 416 442 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 441 Mixed 426 SusWrite 407 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 42.7 136% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 195 155% 226 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 133%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 452GB free Firmware: P2CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1537 1084 419 390 387 399 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 1,187 Write 1483 Mixed 1,250 SusWrite 703 261% 1,156 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 54.1 4K Mixed 46.4 156% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,224 DQ Write 87.3 DQ Mixed 171 247% 494 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 253%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 836GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 74 92 90 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 52.9 Write 97.8 Mixed 54 SusWrite 87.4 54% 73 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 96 109 94 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 72.2 Write 116 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 104 69% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 207% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 89%
WDC WD10 EAVS-00M4B0 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 931GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 80 62 87 80 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 105 Write 81.4 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 79.1 111% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 39%
WDC WD20 EARX-00PASB0 2TB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 79 61 87 80 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 91.9 Write 91.5 Mixed 79 SusWrite 78.3 115% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 71% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 48%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 2.1 2 1.5 1.3 1.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 148 Write 112 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 2.3 105% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 62%
ST5000DM 000-1FK178 5TB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 2 2.4 1.2 1.3 4.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 89 Write 139 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 2.8 107% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 9.4 4K Mixed 0.7 346% 3.57 MB/s	DQ Read 0.3 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 0.8 385% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 84%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 101 126 118 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 111 Write 116 Mixed 91.6 SusWrite 118 149% 109 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.3% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.2 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 21.7 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 106%

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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 $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,451x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,366x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,457x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,425x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,036x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	862x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	652x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	557x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	621x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	421x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $239	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16