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

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	91.7% 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	70.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '24 at 21:02
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$292 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 258 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 520 57% 449 Pts	64-Core 591 37% 591 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 104%

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: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.7% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 112 Parallax 105 101% 114 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 70.7 Splatting 74.3 74% 93.5 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$86 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 104 100 93 74 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 456 Write 320 Mixed 284 SusWrite 103 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 29.7 103% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 263 213% 303 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 116%
Nx-1tb 2280 1TB 588 User benchmarks, average bench 253% 11GB free Firmware: SN12684 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,684 Write 1,736 Mixed 1,675 380% 1,698 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 71 4K Mixed 45.8 148% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 641 DQ Write 394 DQ Mixed 501 378% 512 MB/s
Poor: 143% Great: 346%
WDC WD40EZAZ-22SF3B0 4TB 962 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 150 149 146 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 166 Write 155 Mixed 110 SusWrite 148 32% 145 MB/s	4K Read 9.3 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 1.1 21% 7.07 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 12.4 DQ Mixed 1.3 3% 4.9 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 40%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 182 196 193 195 202 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 134 Write 145 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 193 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 265GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 124 130 105 106 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 97.9 Write 161 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 111 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$79 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 168 164 162 155 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 85 Write 139 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 161 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB 1,983 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	82.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 25.7 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 31.4 SC Mixed 24.5 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 115%

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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	43	7	60	32"	1280 720	ONN0000 ONN43

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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	4,451x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,366x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,457x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,425x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,036x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	862x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	652x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	557x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	621x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	421x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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