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

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	22.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '24 at 03:13
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700F-$289 54,980 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 977 93% 768 Pts	64-Core 1,021 63% 1,021 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% AMD(1002 0B04) 2GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Lighting 28.7 Reflection 34.1 Parallax 39.7 23% 34.2 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 29 Splatting 23 22% 26.9 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 26%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
980plus 2.5" SATA3-1TB SSD 1TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 533GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0519A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 381 14 17 17 52 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 511 Write 416 Mixed 404 SusWrite 151 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 31 134% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 47.6 82% 152 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$46 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.7% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 21.3 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 22.2 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 24: 0P 1R 4G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
24%	22%	55	211	59	60	24"	1280 720	DELA039 DELL S2409W

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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	4,458x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,367x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,460x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,426x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,036x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	863x

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 $112Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	422x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $791

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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