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

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	83% 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	139% 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 (20%). 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	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	May 20 '21 at 10:14
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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)	104% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 162 2-Core 270 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 864 96% 756 Pts	64-Core 937 58% 937 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% 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: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3802 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 101 Parallax 93.9 85% 99.9 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 89.8 Splatting 81.2 79% 98.5 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 250GB SSD 8,682 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303225 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 212 225 186 231 207 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 1,357 Write 966 Mixed 604 SusWrite 249 176% 794 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 35.9 190% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 292 223% 304 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 214%
Corsair Force MP300 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$75 4,196 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 88GB free Firmware: E8FM11.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 153 121 130 139 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 822 Write 414 Mixed 436 SusWrite 174 102% 461 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 43.5 171% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 446 DQ Mixed 267 238% 356 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 851GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 170 171 175 175 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 168 Mixed 92.8 SusWrite 173 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 97 100 100 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 100 Write 84.4 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 98.5 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57% 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 (69^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 26.6 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 36.5 SC Mixed 26.4 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 68.3 58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 99%

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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	4,408x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,346x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,440x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,415x
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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	852x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	415x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $800

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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