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

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	87.9% 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	247% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	34.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '23 at 07:17
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 82.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 263 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 696 77% 608 Pts	64-Core 705 44% 705 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-$330 20,866 User benchmarks, average bench 86% MSI(1462 5022) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.9.3 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Lighting 87.3 Reflection 131 Parallax 167 71% 128 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 89.1 Splatting 156 120% 147 fps
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB 851 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 278GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1131 975 848 891 878 838 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 2,078 Write 1,728 Mixed 1372 SusWrite 927 341% 1,526 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 61.3 198% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,155 DQ Write 916 DQ Mixed 1,035 774% 1035 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 431%
Micron_M550_MTFDDAK1T0MAY 1TB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 397GB free Firmware: MUN2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 430 434 455 454 454 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 395 Mixed 277 SusWrite 441 86% 380 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 34 123% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 233 191% 269 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK64GX4M2Z4000C18 2x31.5GB 133 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 26.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 32.7 SC Mixed 27.2 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 142%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	70	58	30	84.6"	1280 720	SAM7103 SAMSUNG

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,479x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,385x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,473x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,433x
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 $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	658x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $73Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	559x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	623x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	422x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $794

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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