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

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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.
Boot Drive	88.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	May 14 '22 at 15:14
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^th 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-$367 505,453 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 96% 170 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 967 95% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,000 67% 1,000 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$500 582,676 User benchmarks, average bench 118% Gigabyte(1458 3FEB) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 143 Parallax 143 113% 142 fps	MRender 164 Gravity 114 Splatting 109 98% 129 fps
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 127%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 543,690 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 219 205 199 200 195 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 499 Write 350 Mixed 300 SusWrite 228 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 33.3 128% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 240 208% 309 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 135%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$44 655,405 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 336GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 186 180 199 198 200 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 106 Write 112 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 189 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 80% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 96,798 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.3% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 26.5 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 22.7 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

SkillBench Score 80: 10R 10G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
80%	59%	34	283	204	165	27"	2560 1440	AUS2788 PG279QE

History: Score 29: 3R 3G 5B | Score 65: 7R 7G 9B | Score 80: 10R 10G 0B

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 25,690 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 116%

UFO

Desktop 100%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 109%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) - $190

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $367Bench 96%, 505,453 samples	7,999x
Core i9-9900KIntel $660Bench 96%, 479,734 samples	5,635x
Core i5-9600KIntel $233Bench 93%, 351,198 samples	4,896x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 118%, 582,676 samples	3,148x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 475,843 samples	1,889x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $770Bench 137%, 245,978 samples	1,654x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $64Bench 288%, 397,622 samples	1,359x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $111Bench 329%, 415,350 samples	1,334x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $169Bench 296%, 309,853 samples	1,246x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $77Bench 85%, 332,225 samples	1,434x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 85%, 606,492 samples	1,092x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 80%, 558,010 samples	981x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $1,198

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $280	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $111
Intel Core i7-12700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16