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

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	184% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	138% 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	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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 12 months ago, 7 months ago, 27 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	16.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '23 at 04:56
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 78.5 1-Core 139 2-Core 275 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 859 82% 679 Pts	64-Core 1,302 81% 1,302 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 389B) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 545.84 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	184% Outstanding	Lighting 269 Reflection 233 Parallax 271 219% 258 fps	MRender 292 Gravity 218 Splatting 158 175% 223 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 215 199 193 180 175 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 1,227 Write 1,164 Mixed 447 SusWrite 225 170% 766 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 37.3 154% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 758 DQ Write 558 DQ Mixed 656 491% 657 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 254%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 333GB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1108 949 986 934 945 953 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 2,051 Write 1,586 Mixed 1,646 SusWrite 979 350% 1,566 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 49.9 4K Mixed 43.6 161% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 848 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 236 236% 401 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 410%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 156 150 158 154 158 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 212 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 155 118% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 180% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 121%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 209 216 212 210 223 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 232 Write 226 Mixed 105 SusWrite 213 142% 194 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.8 356% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 17.9 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 12.9 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 46: 0P 5R 6G 3B (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%	9	212	58	165	31.5"	1280 720	SAM71E4 LS32AG55x

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,459x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,371x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,460x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,427x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,036x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	864x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	558x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	622x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	448x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	422x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $791

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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