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

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '20 at 00:52
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 88.3 1-Core 102 2-Core 297 86% 162 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,032 97% 803 Pts	64-Core 1,148 71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 138 Parallax 129 103% 131 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 125 Splatting 102 91% 112 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 303 296 294 293 214 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 480 Mixed 453 SusWrite 281 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 51.2 167% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 533GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 428 478 481 475 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 480 Mixed 413 SusWrite 439 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 44.8 157% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 121%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 493GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 159 159 156 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 128 Mixed 82 SusWrite 158 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 108%
EDGE diskGO C2 4GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 009f Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 9.2 9.3 8.7 9.2 9.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	5.36% Terrible	Read 19.2 Write 5.3 Mixed 6 SusWrite 9 11% 9.88 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.36% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$112 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.9% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 21.2 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 24.4 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 114%

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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	4,457x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,367x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,460x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,426x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,036x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	863x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	558x

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	448x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $112Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	422x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $791

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	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