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

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	100% 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	123% 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 (14%). 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	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '24 at 16:24
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 (64^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 256 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 762 76% 621 Pts	64-Core 969 60% 969 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 2504) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.65 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 117 Parallax 123 107% 124 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 102 Splatting 88.3 88% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 214GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 79 83 12 5.2 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 1,078 Write 724 Mixed 810 SusWrite 87 150% 675 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 54 181% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 492 DQ Mixed 209 215% 344 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 209%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB-$58 5,099 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1TB free Firmware: SN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 173 174 175 174 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 160 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 174 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 213% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 104%
Seagate M3 1TB 2,563 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 156GB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 40 39 41 41 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 34.5 Write 37.7 Mixed 31.6 SusWrite 39.2 26% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 165% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 64%
Mass Storage Device 256GB 189 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 238GB free, PID 6116 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 49.9 Write 39.8 Mixed 39.4 SusWrite 41.5 57% 42.7 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 12.4 4K Mixed 11.3 864% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 13.4 DQ Write 16.6 DQ Mixed 14 1,090% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M1A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 16384, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	81.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 23.6 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 25.8 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns

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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	46	11	60	27"	2560 1377	SAM71A0 LS27A70

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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 $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,440x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,360x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,454x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,422x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,034x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	858x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	651x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	621x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	418x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $813

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16