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

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	127% 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	276% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (38%). 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	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221020
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '24 at 07:34
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 96.8 1-Core 112 2-Core 223 83% 144 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 754 73% 598 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 206 Parallax 140 141% 173 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 134 Splatting 117 117% 148 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 429GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 843 1237 1201 1177 1160 1152 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 2,368 Write 1,838 Mixed 1,688 SusWrite 1,128 393% 1,756 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 68.8 218% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,142 DQ Write 831 DQ Mixed 991 740% 988 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 304GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 442 462 463 462 463 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 476 Mixed 446 SusWrite 424 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 55.9 177% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 242GB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1310 1023 995 858 789 705 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,343 Write 2231 Mixed 2148 SusWrite 947 430% 1,917 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 68.7 224% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,237 DQ Write 959 DQ Mixed 1,073 810% 1,090 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3000C15D4/8GX 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 KHX3000C15D4/8GX 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 42.2 MC Write 46.7 MC Mixed 36.2 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 29.2 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%

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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	67	55	75	33.1"	1280 720	AOC3279 Q3279WG5B

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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