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

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	65% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	45.8% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 13 '21 at 20:27
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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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 i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 85.7 1-Core 120 2-Core 240 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 614 70% 545 Pts	64-Core 664 41% 664 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	65% Good	Lighting 80 Reflection 78.7 Parallax 74.3 65% 77.7 fps	MRender 96.5 Gravity 76.4 Splatting 69.1 65% 80.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4004RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 102 104 60 52 29 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 448 Write 374 Mixed 317 SusWrite 87.5 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 8.2 64% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 76.6 DQ Mixed 12.2 32% 68.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 552GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 156 154 150 154 171 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 132 Write 134 Mixed 65.4 SusWrite 153 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 82% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.9% Good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 20.9 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 110%

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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 $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,447x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,363x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,455x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,423x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,035x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	859x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	651x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	621x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	419x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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