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

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	104% 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	93.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '23 at 11:09
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 250 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 809 77% 639 Pts	64-Core 1,033 64% 1,033 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 535.98 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 114 Parallax 130 104% 124 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 115 Splatting 106 106% 134 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 333GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 320 322 321 320 320 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 324 Mixed 303 SusWrite 320 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 34.6 130% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 250 214% 314 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 462GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 181 181 181 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 109 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 181 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-2666 2x8GB 1,028 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.7% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 19.6 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 21.3 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 97%

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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	71	60	144	24.5"	1920 1017	HPN357F HP 25x

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,424x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,350x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,448x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,418x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	852x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	647x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	618x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	445x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	417x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $829

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16