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

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.6% 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	48.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 days ago, 16 days ago, 11 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '24 at 21:56
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 83.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 267 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 772 81% 651 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13A2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.61 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.6% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 109 Parallax 125 98% 118 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 111 Splatting 102 104% 131 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 34 42 42 35 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 417 Write 126 Mixed 126 SusWrite 44.1 39% 178 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 6 74% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 35 69% 139 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 71%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 467GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2223 2120 1137 1142 1143 1140 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 2,493 Write 2,302 Mixed 1,645 SusWrite 1484 444% 1,981 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 80.7 270% 94.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1604 DQ Write 1,236 DQ Mixed 1,394 1,050% 1,411 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 606GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 150 155 152 152 153 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 131 Write 113 Mixed 92.9 SusWrite 152 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 8502 PSD416G26662 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.1 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.1 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 75%

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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	59	60	27"	1280 720	AUS2720 VG278

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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	4,433x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,354x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,452x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,420x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,033x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	856x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	854x
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	620x
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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16