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

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 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	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '20 at 09:27
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 1,035 102% 832 Pts	64-Core 1,593 99% 1,593 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

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: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 116 Parallax 119 104% 121 fps	MRender 171 Gravity 119 Splatting 95.3 101% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,512 Write 2,295 Mixed 1,831 492% 2,213 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 81.9 276% 98.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,284 DQ Write 1,096 DQ Mixed 1,143 869% 1,174 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 37GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 89 32 117 120 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 1,494 Write 140 Mixed 209 SusWrite 100 103% 486 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 69.9 4K Mixed 54.2 191% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 681 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 146 169% 309 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 295%
ssd 512GB 4,609 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 50GB free Firmware: SAFM02.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 348 368 366 369 346 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 372 Mixed 310 SusWrite 360 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 36.6 142% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 126 153% 267 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 444GB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 133 132 133 134 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 97.2 Write 113 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 132 73% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.6 228% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 87 88 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 87.5 Write 89.7 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 88.5 64% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 67%
Toshiba Notebook SSHD 2.5" 1TB 27,655 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 188GB free Firmware: HKF03M SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 74 75 74 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 72.7 Write 72 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 74.4 45% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 0.3 203% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	90% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 27.1 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 36.5 SC Mixed 28 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 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	4,409x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,346x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,441x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,417x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
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	416x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $803

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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