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

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	119% 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	85.2% 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.

High background CPU (26%). 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	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '21 at 07:34
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,142 103% 868 Pts	64-Core 1,123 70% 1,123 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 175 Parallax 179 127% 170 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 180 Splatting 123 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GB 2,574 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: M603 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 378 303 296 295 292 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 409 Write 298 Mixed 262 SusWrite 304 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 35 132% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 157 137% 200 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 106%
Liteon IT LCS-256L9S 256GB 909 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 159GB free Firmware: 6C87901 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 360 403 403 385 394 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 456 Write 368 Mixed 245 SusWrite 370 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 57.7 4K Mixed 32.4 117% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 157 145% 222 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 95%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA660 500GB 17,638 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 64GB free Firmware: JP2OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 50 54 53 50 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 11.5 Write 77.7 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 51.8 29% 39.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 403GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 128 128 129 130 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 130 Write 113 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 124 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.7 226% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB 5,076 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.3% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 9.7 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 62%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,397x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,332x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,438x

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	554x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	615x
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: $807

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