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

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	112% 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	251% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	19.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221020
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '24 at 12:23
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 860 91% 726 Pts	64-Core 879 54% 879 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.61 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 160 Parallax 145 117% 150 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 149 Splatting 132 112% 137 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1006 512GB 3,035 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 274GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10112006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1024 900 850 848 818 734 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,890 Write 1,822 Mixed 1,488 SusWrite 862 340% 1,516 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 62.2 213% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,464 DQ Write 1,106 DQ Mixed 1,230 934% 1,267 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 267%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 697GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 191 190 191 190 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 150 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 190 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 24GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 32.1 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 30.2 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

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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	60	27"	1280 720	ACR06C0 VG270

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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	4,427x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,350x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,449x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,420x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,030x
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	446x
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) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16