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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '22 at 18:47
Run Duration	6587 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 86.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 271 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 736 80% 634 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 3FFF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 158 387% 158 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,396 Write 2,246 Mixed 1,747 474% 2,130 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 78.4 252% 85.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,187 DQ Write 881 DQ Mixed 960 738% 1,009 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 100GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2483 Write 2,197 Mixed 1,798 480% 2,159 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 76.1 251% 85.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,209 DQ Write 959 DQ Mixed 1,058 799% 1,075 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 226GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 295 294 293 294 293 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 465 Mixed 408 SusWrite 312 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 54.4 182% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 351 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$120 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 130 130 129 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 137 Write 120 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 129 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$120 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.8% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 24.2 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 23.7 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 114%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,402 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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,488x
Core i9-9900KIntel $415Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,396x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,481x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,438x
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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	861x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	659x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $68Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	560x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	625x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	424x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $807

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16