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

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	52.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '21 at 15:09
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 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 (56^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 286 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 805 81% 660 Pts	64-Core 836 52% 836 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 161 Parallax 104 104% 131 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 116 Splatting 106 98% 121 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 90 82 69 67 84 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.9% Above average	Read 152 Write 150 Mixed 147 SusWrite 78.6 30% 132 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 33.9 117% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 44 56% 98.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 75%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 339GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 406 466 473 482 314 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 478 Mixed 449 SusWrite 420 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 54.8 185% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 350 263% 351 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 129%
Viper M.2 VPN100 1TB 3,813 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 188GB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1575 1422 210 488 728 685 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 972 Write 1,043 Mixed 622 SusWrite 851 196% 872 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 30.1 144% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 59.8 DQ Write 954 DQ Mixed 1,500 866% 838 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 287%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 284GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 165 168 168 168 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 143 Mixed 96.8 SusWrite 166 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 111GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 111 112 112 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 153 Write 146 Mixed 108 SusWrite 111 96% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3333 C16 2x8GB 7,608 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 23.1 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 31.2 SC Mixed 25.4 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 80% 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: 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%	0	9	7	144	27"	1280 720	ACR0768 XB273 GP

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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	4,399x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,333x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,439x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,414x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,027x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	849x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	847x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	643x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	413x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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