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 above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	240% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 17:58
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$120 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 118 2-Core 236 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 694 73% 586 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 511 329 321 321 310 270 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 2,338 Write 1,472 Mixed 1,176 SusWrite 344 294% 1,332 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 78.4 266% 92.9 MB/s	DQ Read 982 DQ Write 964 DQ Mixed 1,013 750% 986 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 280%
Vaseky V800/350G 350GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 280GB free Firmware: Q1204B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 432 432 436 428 413 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 486 Write 413 Mixed 328 SusWrite 427 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 16.7 103% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 20.2 75% 159 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 927GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 192 190 193 191 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 194 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 191 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 203 198 205 202 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 168 Mixed 75 SusWrite 196 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 94% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 29.1 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 28.9 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,463x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,372x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,465x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,430x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,037x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	864x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	558x

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	450x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	422x

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Value: 119% - Outstanding

Total price: $772

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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