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

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	80% 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	91.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (38%). 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	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '23 at 06:40
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	NPL-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th 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-$285 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 141 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 899 87% 718 Pts	64-Core 999 62% 999 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 102 Parallax 92.7 84% 99.1 fps	MRender 99.3 Gravity 93.6 Splatting 79 73% 90.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS2241 1TB SSD 291 User benchmarks, average bench 270% 292GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS224C10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 157 94 74 84 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 1,374 Write 505 Mixed 64 SusWrite 114 111% 514 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 25.3 4K Mixed 1.6 64% 19.6 MB/s	DQ Read 482 DQ Write 70.2 DQ Mixed 128 131% 226 MB/s
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 452%
Apacer AS2280P4 256GB 1,607 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 43GB free Firmware: AP005PI0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 255 256 258 259 259 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 1,044 Write 297 Mixed 325 SusWrite 247 104% 478 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 34.4 163% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 491 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 316 252% 359 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 243%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 235GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 111 108 110 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 120 Write 128 Mixed 21.9 SusWrite 109 68% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 108%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 669GB free Firmware: 05.01F.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 106 106 106 106 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 110 Write 105 Mixed 92.9 SusWrite 105 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 86%
WD WD82PURX-64GVLY0 8TB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 4.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 215 219 217 221 216 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 217 Mixed 99 SusWrite 216 135% 185 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 1.8 399% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 136%
Generic Flash Disk 32GB 9,471 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 23GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 844 555% 844 MB/s	4K Read 656 4K Mixed 0 3,647% 328 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3600 2x16GB 863 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 47.6 MC Mixed 37.2 121% 42.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 45.1 SC Mixed 29.2 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% 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%	3	217	60	144	27"	1280 720	DEL41E7 DELL S2721HGF

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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 $285Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,420x
Core i9-9900KIntel $459Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,348x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,445x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,418x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	852x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	646x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

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	445x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	417x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $839

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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