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

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	97.4% 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	103% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '21 at 20:59
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 741 80% 634 Pts	64-Core 771 48% 771 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.4% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 106 Parallax 119 96% 114 fps	MRender 160 Gravity 118 Splatting 99.4 100% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 789GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 401 409 408 407 412 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 421 Mixed 299 SusWrite 405 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 38.1 141% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 255 219% 322 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 468 462 475 461 341 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 475 Mixed 439 SusWrite 437 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 44.4 159% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 129%
USB3.0 500GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 466GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 76 78 77 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 365 Write 386 Mixed 337 SusWrite 76.7 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 22.4 71% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 54.5 DQ Write 46.2 DQ Mixed 49.6 37% 50.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 78%
Team TM8PS7256G 256GB 5,014 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 45GB free Firmware: S0712B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 31 55 21 45 15 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 498 Write 418 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 89.9 57% 261 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 21.7 4K Mixed 20.3 79% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 30.7 DQ Mixed 1.8 24% 59.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 100%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 50GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 303 288 259 239 221 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 473 Mixed 454 SusWrite 287 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 51.8 172% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 129%
USB3.0 500GB 264 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 25GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 76 78 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 86.5 Write 84.1 Mixed 55.9 SusWrite 76.5 56% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TL48G32S8KGRGB16 2x8GB 681 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 24.9 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 24.2 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 111%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,435x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,354x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,453x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,421x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,034x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	857x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	854x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	621x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	418x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $815

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16