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

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	73.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.9% 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.

Very high background CPU (47%). 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200814
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '20 at 06:17
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	47%

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PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 74.5 1-Core 113 2-Core 250 79% 146 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 570 62% 493 Pts	64-Core 550 34% 550 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 4011) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.1% Very good	Lighting 99.7 Reflection 99.7 Parallax 97.8 81% 99 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 100 Splatting 0 57% 80.9 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 6.6 2.5 2.6 7.7 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 1,129 Write 72 Mixed 128 SusWrite 9 71% 335 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 33.1 124% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 68.9 DQ Mixed 93 98% 170 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 242%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 525GB free Firmware: P3CR020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1161 1221 998 1023 837 1211 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,257 Write 1227 Mixed 986 SusWrite 1,075 256% 1,136 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 57.7 193% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 857 DQ Write 960 DQ Mixed 312 400% 710 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 331GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 127 131 130 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 144 Write 149 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 129 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	52.2% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 17.6 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 15 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 91.5 44% 91.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 52.2% 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	4,409x
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