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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (24%). 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	2.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180831
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '24 at 13:41
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (59^th 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 250 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 658 74% 581 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 119 Parallax 126 112% 128 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 104 Splatting 85.8 88% 111 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 51,051 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 65GB free Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,558 Write 1,905 Mixed 1,532 373% 1,665 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 56 185% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 1,040 DQ Write 841 DQ Mixed 963 715% 948 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 300%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 38GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 127 Write 135 Mixed 93.5 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD My Book 25ED 4TB 597 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 132 Write 116 Mixed 95.9 143% 115 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 11.6 4K Mixed 1.1 488% 9.3 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 11.2 DQ Mixed 0.7 407% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$61 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	84.2% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 26.4 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 24.8 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 17: 0P 2R 2G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
17%	17%	30	212	57	165	31.5"	1280 720	GSM7766 LG ULTRAGEAR

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,438x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,356x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,453x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,421x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,034x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	857x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	650x
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: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $815

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16