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

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	77.4% 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	309% 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	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	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221020
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '24 at 10:11
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$259 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 295 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1,128 102% 856 Pts	64-Core 1,148 71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% PNY(196E 1312) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.4% Very good	Lighting 98.9 Reflection 99.6 Parallax 90.2 81% 96.2 fps	MRender 98.6 Gravity 90 Splatting 76.6 71% 88.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1575 1066 631 630 629 631 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,494 Write 2,362 Mixed 1,571 SusWrite 860 407% 1,822 MB/s	4K Read 67.4 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 88.6 308% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,841 DQ Write 921 DQ Mixed 1,454 1,060% 1,405 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 340%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 355GB free Firmware: M6CR054 SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 427 359 181 127 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 501 Write 391 Mixed 398 SusWrite 274 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 28.3 4K Mixed 0.9 36% 14.2 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 46.7 DQ Mixed 0.9 28% 70.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 92%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 841GB free Firmware: JA0OA710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 86 87 86 88 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 91.9 Write 78.2 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 85.7 53% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2Z3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2Z3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 31.3 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 30.2 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

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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	60	27"	2560 1369	SAM7079 LC27G5xT

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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	4,508x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,403x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,487x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,440x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,041x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	869x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	864x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	660x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	626x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	453x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $116Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	424x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $807

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359