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

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	93.6% 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	44.7% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 04:57
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$260 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 275 97% 173 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 994 97% 796 Pts	64-Core 1112 69% 1112 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FE9) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.6% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 105 Parallax 134 106% 123 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 106 Splatting 58.8 70% 89 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 139%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.4% Below average	Lighting 37.4 Reflection 40.2 Parallax 33.9 30% 37.2 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 36.7 Splatting 37.2 30% 37 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: UJ450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 10 4.2 40 126 24 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 429 Write 328 Mixed 303 SusWrite 74.9 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 16.8 4K Mixed 17.8 65% 18.8 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 27.2 DQ Mixed 40.6 37% 60 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 55%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 521GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 100 104 104 103 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 114 Write 109 Mixed 67 SusWrite 102 72% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 84%
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0B- 240GB 3,926 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 7GB free Firmware: UJ500000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 75 76 70 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 85 Write 57.3 Mixed 79 SusWrite 72.6 55% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.4 288% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 166%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18 4x8GB 9,005 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 31.6 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 29.8 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%

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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 $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,449x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,363x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,456x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,424x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,035x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	860x

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	651x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	556x

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 $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	419x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $811

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16