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

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	177% 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 (17%). 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	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '20 at 23:21
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 739 80% 635 Pts	64-Core 777 48% 777 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.5% 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: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 143 Parallax 146 107% 140 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 140 Splatting 120 102% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CT500P 500GB 3,338 User benchmarks, average bench 170% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 864 5.3 47 55 57 55 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 1,434 Write 907 Mixed 880 SusWrite 181 188% 850 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 73.2 264% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 877 DQ Mixed 222 281% 482 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 243%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 298GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 475 476 485 484 484 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 483 Mixed 433 SusWrite 478 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 51.8 173% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$55 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 452GB free Firmware: P2CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1683 1005 403 402 409 398 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1246 Write 1,558 Mixed 1,340 SusWrite 716 274% 1,215 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 69.3 246% 92.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,261 DQ Write 1,249 DQ Mixed 1,279 954% 1,263 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 253%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 836GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 65 77 76 73 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 10.5 Write 1.7 Mixed 40 SusWrite 74.8 24% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.1 257% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 117 106 103 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 71.5 Write 108 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 109 68% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 212% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.3% 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: 123 126 125 126 128 124 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 108 Write 118 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 125 152% 111 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 1 332% 4.27 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 5.4 DQ Mixed 1.3 230% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 69.6% 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 @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 31.7 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 29 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,365 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,479x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,385x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,473x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,433x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,039x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	867x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	859x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	658x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	559x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	623x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	422x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $794

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16