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

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	242% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200814
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 24 '23 at 11:54
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

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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-$170 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 137 2-Core 263 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 719 79% 623 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$289 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% PowerColor(148C 2398) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.4.3 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 142 Parallax 228 111% 169 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 154 Splatting 91.3 97% 122 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$39 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B1T3NA Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 864 552 559 564 566 560 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 2,269 Write 1,566 Mixed 1,439 SusWrite 611 327% 1,471 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 66.7 217% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,114 DQ Write 956 DQ Mixed 590 564% 887 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 311%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB-$52 10,195 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 78GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 99 101 101 101 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 107 Write 102 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 100 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 257GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 104 119 121 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 125 Write 120 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 113 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 68% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 28.9 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 40.1 SC Mixed 28.8 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% 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 $298Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	3,781x
Core i9-9900KIntel $530Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,868x
Core i5-9600KIntel $170Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,080x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $378Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,228x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	869x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	715x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $50Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	738x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $74Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	567x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	493x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $58Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	535x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	383x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $95Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	371x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $975

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $215	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $397	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i5-12400F $140	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $56	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16