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

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	112% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	57 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180928
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '21 at 20:42
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 149 2-Core 277 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,044 99% 819 Pts	64-Core 1,100 68% 1,100 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	112% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 141 Parallax 140 120% 143 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 122 Splatting 107 106% 133 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,284 Write 1,807 Mixed 1,365 403% 1,819 MB/s	4K Read 53.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 70.6 239% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1006 DQ Write 1,172 DQ Mixed 1,159 854% 1,113 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$172 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 431GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 453 460 441 424 413 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 460 Mixed 440 SusWrite 407 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 51.9 173% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 136%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 238GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 443 442 428 408 455 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 464 Mixed 413 SusWrite 435 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 49.3 168% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 352 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 435GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 444 442 428 408 455 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 454 Mixed 436 SusWrite 435 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 48.1 159% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 355 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 4x16GB 6,580 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 32.2 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 28.1 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 126%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,431x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,353x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,449x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,420x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,032x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	855x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	648x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	620x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	417x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16