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

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	146% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). 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	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '21 at 04:47
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400-$161 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 257 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 713 76% 606 Pts	64-Core 751 46% 751 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 141 Parallax 130 106% 134 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 134 Splatting 117 100% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$33 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 241 393 208 254 525 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	146% Outstanding	Read 1,626 Write 227 Mixed 279 SusWrite 301 131% 608 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 18.1 144% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 768 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 128 190% 372 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 228%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: MKAOAA50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 153 153 153 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 144 Write 147 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 153 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 87%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 931GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 120 129 128 129 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 121 Write 124 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 125 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 2.4 463% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 4x8GB 2,271 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 30.6 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 28.7 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.7% 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 $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 $90Bench 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: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $798

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