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

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	127% 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	44.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 08 '21 at 13:42
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 160 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 876 93% 741 Pts	64-Core 893 55% 893 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Nvidia(10DE 13A1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 4317 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 168 Parallax 172 138% 169 fps	MRender 197 Gravity 152 Splatting 128 126% 159 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: UJ220400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 77 101 79 101 69 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 427 Write 377 Mixed 309 SusWrite 101 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 40.5 4K Mixed 11.2 57% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 86.6 DQ Mixed 17.8 36% 72.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 55%
Toshiba MK5056GSYF 500GB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 275GB free Firmware: LJ001D SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 92 91 93 92 93 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 72.7 Write 78.7 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 90.5 50% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 203GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 136 137 137 137 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 165 Write 158 Mixed 92.2 SusWrite 137 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB 23,800 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 27 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 28 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 94%

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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 $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,486x
Core i9-9900KIntel $415Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,395x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,480x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,437x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,039x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	868x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	860x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $148Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	658x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	560x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	623x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	423x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $822

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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