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

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


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 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	71.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	116% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	21.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '19 at 12:09
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	16%

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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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 276 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 763 82% 651 Pts	64-Core 771 48% 771 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 86A3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.3% Very good	Lighting 90.5 Reflection 84.2 Parallax 76.8 74% 83.8 fps	MRender 97 Gravity 79.6 Splatting 71.6 66% 82.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 827GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 451 455 463 466 427 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 452 Mixed 431 SusWrite 450 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 52 167% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 300 241% 338 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 148GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 105 162 150 106 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 95.8 Write 99.7 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 121 67% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 104%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$239 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 9.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 242 244 244 244 243 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2.5TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 127 129 129 127 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 77 Write 92 Mixed 72 SusWrite 126 68% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D30AESE.M16FE 2x16GB 1,163 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 32.4 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 28.8 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 115%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,409x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,346x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,440x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,416x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	645x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	416x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $803

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16