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

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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	107% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '20 at 15:53
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 158 2-Core 317 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 1,155 107% 892 Pts	64-Core 1173 73% 1173 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3825 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 121 Parallax 134 102% 127 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 122 Splatting 100 104% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 398 446 453 446 450 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 455 Mixed 438 SusWrite 411 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 47.7 163% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 202 170% 246 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 123%
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 368GB free Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2209 2313 1060 770 770 769 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 1,476 Write 2,302 Mixed 1,610 SusWrite 1,315 380% 1676 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 73.2 251% 97.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,624 DQ Write 1,487 DQ Mixed 1,471 1,127% 1,527 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 353GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 154 153 155 153 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 136 Write 148 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 154 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 28.5 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 29.5 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 110%

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

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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	4,408x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,346x
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	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	415x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $800

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 $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16