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

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	129% 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	91% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200814
Uptime	10.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '21 at 02:30
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$275 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 156 2-Core 299 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1,194 107% 901 Pts	64-Core 1,180 73% 1,180 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 405A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 163 Parallax 166 146% 169 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 134 Splatting 116 114% 143 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GB 11,477 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC8110D SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 363 411 418 395 328 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 398 Mixed 296 SusWrite 379 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 32.4 116% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 172 160% 249 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 101%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$50 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 217GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 461 464 411 341 405 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 451 Mixed 407 SusWrite 413 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 50.8 161% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 290 236% 336 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 125%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 478 482 486 461 364 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 481 Mixed 446 SusWrite 448 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 60.5 201% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 352 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$68 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 27.3 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 28.5 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 111%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	4,422x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,350x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,446x

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	646x
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	617x
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 $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 $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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16