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

Performance Results

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


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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	81.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 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 @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180928
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '19 at 03:35
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

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 i5-9400F-$101 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 123 2-Core 250 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 713 76% 606 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.1% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 115 Parallax 108 86% 110 fps	MRender 81.3 Gravity 92.3 Splatting 85.5 71% 86.4 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 457 Write 427 Mixed 324 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 44.1 4K Mixed 29.6 98% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 78.3 DQ Write 81.6 DQ Mixed 81.3 61% 80.4 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC27 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 130 Write 136 Mixed 74.7 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 162GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 169 Write 154 Mixed 93 103% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.8% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21.3 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 22.2 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,172 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	4,407x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,344x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,440x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,415x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,028x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	852x
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	415x

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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 $184	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