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

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84.2% 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	90.9% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '24 at 15:26
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 877 86% 707 Pts	64-Core 1,090 68% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 112 Parallax 104 86% 107 fps	MRender 94.4 Gravity 102 Splatting 99.2 81% 98.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 236 258 231 223 217 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 469 Mixed 450 SusWrite 243 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 61.1 4K Mixed 40.5 132% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 343 256% 340 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 129%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 250GB-$55 9,409 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 32GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 203 205 196 194 198 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 490 Write 461 Mixed 327 SusWrite 208 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 60.5 4K Mixed 36 123% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 187 182% 290 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 104%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$159 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 564GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1752 1619 1608 1611 1419 1311 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 2,323 Write 2,144 Mixed 1,798 SusWrite 1,553 439% 1,954 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 59.8 191% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 652 DQ Write 449 DQ Mixed 566 418% 556 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 435%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 703GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 171 170 170 169 170 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 96.2 Write 72.9 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 168 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 114%
Seagate ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB 3TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 145 145 145 145 144 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 161 Write 124 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 143 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C16 2x16GB 449 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 45.8 MC Write 48.4 MC Mixed 36.9 125% 43.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 47.7 SC Mixed 32.4 98% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 148%

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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	240	21.7"	1280 720	AUS25B1 ROG PG258Q

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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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,488x
Core i9-9900KIntel $415Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,396x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,480x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,438x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,039x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	868x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	861x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	658x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	560x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	624x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	424x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $807

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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