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

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190122
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '22 at 21:41
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 135 2-Core 254 92% 162 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 801 77% 634 Pts	64-Core 1101 68% 1101 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.6% Above average	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 82 Parallax 75.3 60% 77.1 fps	MRender 75.3 Gravity 72.9 Splatting 66.3 58% 71.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 40 39 40 34 44 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Sandisk U100 128GB 2,261 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 24GB free Firmware: 10.56.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 248 225 187 165 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 438 Write 305 Mixed 105 SusWrite 211 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 12.5 4K Mixed 10.8 48% 13.9 MB/s	DQ Read 34.9 DQ Write 12.9 DQ Mixed 13.2 13% 20.3 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 55%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$70 11,781 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 13 11 12 14 18 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 41% Great: 104%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 122 123 125 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 87.9 Write 91 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 122 58% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$110 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 167 166 166 166 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 105 Write 141 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 166 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 101% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 1,846 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 26.3 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 28 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,396x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,332x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,437x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,414x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,025x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	848x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	846x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	642x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	615x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	413x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $788

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16