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

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Battleship	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	77.2% 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	106% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	18.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180831
Uptime	15 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '20 at 17:48
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$263 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 296 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,112 102% 852 Pts	64-Core 1,130 70% 1,130 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.2% Very good	Lighting 97.1 Reflection 102 Parallax 86.2 79% 94.9 fps	MRender 86.6 Gravity 90.8 Splatting 90.7 73% 89.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TEAML5Lite3D480G 480GB 4,595 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 371 385 430 428 413 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 434 Mixed 394 SusWrite 402 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 84.2 4K Mixed 44.7 150% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 123 155% 277 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 127%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 310GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 201 198 203 203 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 138 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 202 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 711GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 192 188 193 193 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 144 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 192 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 147GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 160 153 158 161 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 178 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 157 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 8,888 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	77.6% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 24 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 25.7 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 103%

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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 $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,438x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,357x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,453x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,422x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,034x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	857x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	651x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	621x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	418x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $813

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16