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

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	80.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	192% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	6.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '21 at 02:00
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 103% 192 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 954 100% 801 Pts	64-Core 959 59% 959 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 97.7 Parallax 90.5 84% 96.9 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 86.2 Splatting 77.3 75% 93.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 250GB SSD 8,682 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303225 SusWrite @10s intervals: 567 242 252 240 240 232 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1292 Write 825 Mixed 1,044 SusWrite 295 192% 864 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 74.9 261% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 788 DQ Write 1,057 DQ Mixed 782 630% 876 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 214%
Corsair Force MP300 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$75 4,196 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 89GB free Firmware: E8FM11.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 132 130 132 137 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 808 Write 428 Mixed 558 SusWrite 177 109% 493 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 48.5 171% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 457 DQ Mixed 331 270% 379 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 852GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 172 173 172 173 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 149 Mixed 107 SusWrite 172 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 97 98 98 98 99 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 90.5 Write 83 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 97 60% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 67%

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 @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 26.8 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 27.2 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 99%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,179 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 $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