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

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	259% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '19 at 22:24
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 821 86% 691 Pts	64-Core 828 51% 828 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2182) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 170 Parallax 174 144% 173 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 148 Splatting 111 117% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1193 341 307 309 303 310 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,461 Write 1,471 Mixed 1,266 SusWrite 461 313% 1,415 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 78.7 266% 91.2 MB/s	DQ Read 982 DQ Write 1,264 DQ Mixed 1,007 792% 1,084 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 368 476 480 474 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 483 Mixed 449 SusWrite 456 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 58.3 193% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Intel Optane+3.6TBHDD 19 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3TB free Firmware: 16.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 155 207 177 155 158 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 120%
ST320006 41AS 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 110 121 121 120 122 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.3% Average	Read 124 Write 126 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 119 149% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 52%
ST3000DM 008-2DM166 3TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1.5TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 110 121 121 120 122 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 174 Write 144 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 119 166% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 30.6 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 27.5 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 119%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,424x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,350x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,448x

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 $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	647x
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	618x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	445x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	417x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $829

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16