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

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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	38.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200814
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '21 at 04:10
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 148 2-Core 300 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,165 104% 882 Pts	64-Core 1,177 73% 1,177 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	130% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 213 Parallax 202 140% 196 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 155 Splatting 138 131% 164 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 401GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1081 777 789 807 821 813 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,562 Write 1,834 Mixed 1,449 SusWrite 848 320% 1,423 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 71.3 246% 91.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1645 DQ Write 1,300 DQ Mixed 1,477 1,104% 1,474 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 276%
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15 37,154 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 254 56 21 57 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 508 Write 223 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 85.5 45% 206 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 14.7 39% 10.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 86%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 109GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 894 430 436 436 434 376 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,520 Write 1,601 Mixed 1,282 SusWrite 501 275% 1,226 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 69.6 251% 95.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,093 DQ Write 1,288 DQ Mixed 1,009 811% 1,130 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 237%
WL1000GSA3272 1TB 173 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 757GB free Firmware: 03.M0300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 27 29 31 20 30 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 29% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4R.M8FE1 2x8GB 2,481 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 28.9 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 29.7 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%

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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	4,407x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,344x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,440x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,415x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,028x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	852x
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	415x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $803

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $183	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