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

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	76.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	292% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (18%). 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	47.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '24 at 03:49
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$250 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 867 87% 706 Pts	64-Core 800 50% 800 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.3% Very good	Lighting 88.5 Reflection 97.8 Parallax 121 72% 102 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 97.3 Splatting 93.6 84% 105 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 374GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1264 1318 1869 1896 1905 1892 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 1,974 Write 2,098 Mixed 1,161 SusWrite 1,691 389% 1,731 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 54 195% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,217 DQ Write 1023 DQ Mixed 1,152 854% 1,131 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 526%
WDC WD120EFAX-68UNTN0 12TB 133 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 6TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 160 165 169 174 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 170 Write 160 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 168 33% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 0.6 8% 3.73 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 5.7 DQ Mixed 1.6 2% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 22%
WDC WDS200T2B0B-00YS70 2TB 5,778 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 1TB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 441 458 479 475 475 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 386 Write 429 Mixed 372 SusWrite 465 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 34.4 117% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 223 201% 307 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 118%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 172 175 176 173 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 138%
WD WD221KFGX-68B9KN0 22TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 17TB free Firmware: 83.00A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 264 263 267 264 266 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 83% Great: 137%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GB 4,031 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.6% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 22.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 20 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 136%

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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	22	2	144	24"	1280 720	ACI24A4 VG248

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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	4,460x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,371x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,462x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,428x
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 $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	558x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	622x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	449x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	422x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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