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

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	18.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '22 at 16:27
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$155 321,194 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 (38^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 130 2-Core 265 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 670 75% 590 Pts	64-Core 737 46% 737 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6268) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Lighting 80.3 Reflection 79.7 Parallax 80.7 65% 80.2 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 75.6 Splatting 68.1 58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Optane+1.8TBHDD 582 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 18.36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 68 125 166 144 140 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 43% Great: 97%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 186 190 184 188 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	25.3% Poor	Read 209 Write 177 Mixed 102 SusWrite 186 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 9.7 4K Mixed 0.7 20% 6.5 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 1 2% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 23%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 4TB 121 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 2.5TB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 159 160 160 161 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	19.1% Very poor	Read 177 Write 116 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 159 29% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 10.5 4K Mixed 0.4 7% 3.93 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 12.7 DQ Mixed 0.5 2% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 1007%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 109 108 107 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 110 Write 97.4 Mixed 90 SusWrite 108 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 67%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 151 149 150 152 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 133 Write 147 Mixed 111 SusWrite 150 186% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 71%
WD My Book ES 1TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 124GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 42 44 44 45 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 37.3 Mixed 28 SusWrite 43.8 50% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 94% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVRB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVGB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVRB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVGB 32GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 31.2 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 39.5 SC Mixed 27.8 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 106%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,409x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,348x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,441x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,417x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $110Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	645x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	416x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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