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

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	85.1% 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	81.1% 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	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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	20.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '22 at 18:55
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 84.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 246 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 815 82% 667 Pts	64-Core 802 50% 802 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 126 Parallax 121 86% 117 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 106 Splatting 98.8 84% 103 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 389 416 382 416 417 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 393 Write 414 Mixed 351 SusWrite 400 88% 389 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 31.2 112% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 68.7 DQ Mixed 122 95% 136 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 102%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABS0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 155 163 156 165 165 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 158 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 161 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 340GB free Firmware: KC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 123 131 122 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 124 Write 112 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 127 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 88%
WD WD1600HLFS-60G6U2 160GB 3,337 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 26GB free Firmware: 04.04V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 93 98 92 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 97.1 Write 88.5 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 96 64% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.3 227% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 68%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$27 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 352GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 79 84 79 84 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 119 Write 126 Mixed 76 SusWrite 81.8 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 87%
Brother MFC-J4510DW 4GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 1% 3GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 3 3.2 3 3.1 3.2 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	1.13% Terrible	Read 2.5 Write 2.5 Mixed 2.2 SusWrite 3.1 4% 2.57 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 1.13% Great: 2%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-16GIS 04CD F4-2400C15-8GNT 04CD F4-2400C15-8GNT 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54.1% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 18.7 52% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 19.5 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 54%

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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 $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,483x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,391x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,477x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,434x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,039x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	867x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	859x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	658x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	559x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	623x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	422x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $812

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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