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

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	127% 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	261% 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.

Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '19 at 08:38
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	88%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 119 2-Core 281 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 631 8-Core 815 92% 723 Pts	64-Core 908 56% 908 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2182) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 171 Parallax 166 142% 170 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 149 Splatting 113 118% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1320 315 308 308 306 309 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 2,065 Write 1,463 Mixed 1,271 SusWrite 478 293% 1,319 MB/s	4K Read 66.8 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 88.3 316% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 975 DQ Write 1,351 DQ Mixed 1,016 809% 1,114 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 417 480 482 486 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 488 Mixed 464 SusWrite 465 109% 482 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 64.2 220% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
Intel Optane+3.6TBHDD 19 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2.5TB free Firmware: 16.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 265 275 277 277 277 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 120%
ST320006 41AS 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 131 130 131 129 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.6% Above average	Read 124 Write 130 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 130 157% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 52%
SMI USB DISK 32GB 2,654 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 26GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 20 14 20 14 21 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 105 Write 58.2 Mixed 14 SusWrite 19 54% 49 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.6 154% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 33%
ST3000DM 008-2DM166 3TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1.5TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 188 191 193 192 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 192 Write 148 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 191 200% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 30.3 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 26 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 119%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,397x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,332x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,438x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,414x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,027x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	848x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	847x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	643x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	615x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	413x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $807

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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