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

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	92% 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	82% 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	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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	17.9 Days
Run Date	May 05 '21 at 18:33
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 268 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 810 84% 678 Pts	64-Core 802 50% 802 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2068) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 132 Parallax 116 92% 120 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 104 Splatting 98 92% 114 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 187 238 241 207 288 MB/s Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	82% Excellent	Read 247 Write 95.8 Mixed 264 SusWrite 241 48% 212 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 39.4 143% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 209 182% 269 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 100%
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 112GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 172 149 123 119 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 451 Mixed 330 SusWrite 168 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 43.4 158% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 246 202% 289 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 93%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 691GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 156 161 161 163 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 159 Mixed 108 SusWrite 161 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 649GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 172 178 178 178 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 151 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 176 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
SABRENT 1TB 209GB free Firmware: ECFM22.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1853 917 874 904 653 620 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 15,511 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.8% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.5 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 16.9 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 106%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 14,188 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	4,415x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,348x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,441x

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	851x

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 $45Bench 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 $179	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) $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