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

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	107% 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	133% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (20%). 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	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '20 at 23:56
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 83.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 263 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 743 76% 613 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 145 Parallax 150 111% 144 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 145 Splatting 124 105% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CT500P 500GB 3,338 User benchmarks, average bench 170% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 538 11 51 519 10 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 1,355 Write 868 Mixed 862 SusWrite 197 182% 820 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 66.3 4K Mixed 51.7 182% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 204 160% 227 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 243%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$137 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 214GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 401 408 441 414 431 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 434 Mixed 430 SusWrite 417 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 40.6 130% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 195 158% 230 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 133%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$55 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 424GB free Firmware: P2CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1324 519 402 378 390 387 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,129 Write 1,518 Mixed 1228 SusWrite 567 251% 1,110 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 52.6 4K Mixed 47.4 155% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,195 DQ Write 97.3 DQ Mixed 191 254% 495 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 253%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 830GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 96 99 94 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 120 Write 121 Mixed 58.6 SusWrite 94.2 72% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.9 388% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 114 106 97 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 96.9 Write 99.3 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 108 72% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 226% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 89%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 122 126 120 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 112 Write 114 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 123 147% 108 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.5 233% 3 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	72.2% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 23 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 22.1 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 106%

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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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,494x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,399x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,483x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,039x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	869x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	863x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $142Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	660x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	560x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	626x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	424x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $821

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $48

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16