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

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	85.7% 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	46.1% 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '20 at 13:03
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 307 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 896 95% 757 Pts	64-Core 919 57% 919 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 C75C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.7% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 104 Parallax 101 84% 103 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 103 Splatting 89.7 89% 111 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF500000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 1.8 94 35 112 60 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 447 Write 262 Mixed 283 SusWrite 77.8 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 26.4 4K Mixed 17.2 63% 20.5 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 76.1 DQ Mixed 44.1 45% 74.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 55%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 9,544 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 535GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 42 35 38 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 51.7 Write 29.8 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 40.7 26% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.1 47% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x8GB 16,526 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3226 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 31.8 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 29 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

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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	1,417x
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 $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 $300	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 $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