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

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	71.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83% 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	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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	18.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '21 at 16:21
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 79.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 263 87% 159 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 632 65% 523 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.8% Very good	Lighting 89.3 Reflection 90.8 Parallax 92.6 73% 90.9 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 81.5 Splatting 74.7 70% 87.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 480GB-$84 9,168 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 293 223 218 181 203 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 414 Write 362 Mixed 323 SusWrite 241 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 33 121% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 183 176% 276 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 100%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 175GB free Firmware: X35510RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 220 222 215 296 214 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 443 Write 357 Mixed 259 SusWrite 244 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 38.4 143% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 123 136% 234 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 107%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 103GB free Firmware: 1.4.1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 274 308 286 254 257 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 68% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB 12,182 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	65.9% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 22.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 20.8 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 81.7 49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 99%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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