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

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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	81% 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	308% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '21 at 21:55
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 158 2-Core 313 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 1,132 105% 874 Pts	64-Core 1,162 72% 1,162 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 4404 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.63 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 10.5 Parallax 106 91% 76.4 fps	MRender 0.4 Gravity 112 Splatting 96.1 61% 69.4 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 824 863 849 824 822 851 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,537 Write 2,288 Mixed 1,789 SusWrite 839 416% 1,863 MB/s	4K Read 71 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 89.4 307% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,657 DQ Write 1,034 DQ Mixed 1,260 962% 1,317 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 355%
Samsung MZ7TE512HMHP-000 512GB 3,033 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 215GB free Firmware: EXT02L06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 416 415 419 423 424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 422 Mixed 188 SusWrite 419 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 35.3 142% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 91 121% 223 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 295GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 109 110 110 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 191 Write 179 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 109 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 8,888 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 32.2 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 30.9 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,408x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,346x
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	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	415x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $800

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16