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

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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	78.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (17%). 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	20.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	13.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '24 at 10:52
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$242 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 86.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 282 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 997 94% 782 Pts	64-Core 1,058 66% 1,058 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8715) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 148 Parallax 148 122% 149 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 130 Splatting 115 114% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 281GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1452 1366 1337 1294 1280 1244 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,481 Write 2,313 Mixed 1,806 SusWrite 1,329 444% 1,982 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 80.7 269% 94.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,665 DQ Write 1,288 DQ Mixed 1,430 1,082% 1,461 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 410%
Corsair Force GS 240GB-$261 4,179 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 134 121 123 125 102 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 309 Write 214 Mixed 270 SusWrite 128 51% 230 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 43.7 154% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 171 147% 219 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 93%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 113 110 114 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 139 Write 146 Mixed 85.1 SusWrite 112 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$115 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.2% Good	MC Read 21 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 21.7 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 21.1 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 114%

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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	46	15	60	27"	2048 1089	AUS2788 PG279QE

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,470x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,377x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,468x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,432x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,037x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	866x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	857x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $147Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	654x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	558x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	623x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	422x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $790

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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