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

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	82.1% 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	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (16%). 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	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180831
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '24 at 04:11
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 71.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 258 82% 153 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 712 76% 604 Pts	64-Core 720 45% 720 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6278) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.1% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 106 Parallax 96.5 86% 102 fps	MRender 85.7 Gravity 95.7 Splatting 93.9 76% 91.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 88%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 352GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 420 424 437 408 396 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 438 Mixed 407 SusWrite 416 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 70.3 4K Mixed 43.1 141% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 299 238% 334 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	70.8% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 22.6 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 20.9 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 92%

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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	69	57	170	26.9"	1280 720	GBT270D M27Q

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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 $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,451x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,365x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,457x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,425x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,036x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	861x

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	652x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	621x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	421x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16