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

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	78.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 13:31
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 238 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 765 80% 643 Pts	64-Core 986 61% 986 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 182 Parallax 183 136% 177 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 178 Splatting 125 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0803B5a SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 85 65 70 66 66 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 461 Write 412 Mixed 378 SusWrite 101 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 60.9 4K Mixed 38 128% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 263 212% 298 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 318GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 436 440 449 441 449 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 446 Mixed 366 SusWrite 439 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 60.5 4K Mixed 40.3 132% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 351 264% 352 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 134%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 272GB free Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1681 1694 1699 1709 1051 515 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,330 Write 1,674 Mixed 1328 SusWrite 1,392 376% 1,681 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 83.3 283% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,315 DQ Write 1,030 DQ Mixed 565 588% 970 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 209 208 208 208 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 170 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 206 120% 165 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL16G32C16U4BL.M16FE 2x16GB 874 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 31.5 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 28.2 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 116%

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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	4,397x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,332x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,439x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,414x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,027x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	848x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	847x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	643x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	616x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	413x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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