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

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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	118% 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	276% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '21 at 03:55
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 159 2-Core 313 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,207 108% 913 Pts	64-Core 1,215 75% 1,215 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4008) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 155 Parallax 156 126% 155 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 132 Splatting 118 116% 147 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 2TB 13,829 User benchmarks, average bench 350% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 1613 2415 2439 2466 2459 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 366 Write 922 Mixed 1,446 SusWrite 1,974 271% 1,177 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 77.7 271% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,302 DQ Write 1,266 DQ Mixed 1,499 1,067% 1,356 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 556%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 227GB free Firmware: S0118C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1416 879 873 875 879 874 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,549 Write 1,809 Mixed 1,475 SusWrite 966 378% 1,700 MB/s	4K Read 68.9 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 94.9 339% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,438 DQ Write 965 DQ Mixed 578 600% 994 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 373%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 873GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 119 123 124 124 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 126 Write 118 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 121 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 86%
Hitachi HUS724040ALA640 4TB 243 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2.5TB free Firmware: MFAOAA50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 128 131 137 137 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 150 Write 164 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 132 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.5 154% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 32 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 29 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 57.6 69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

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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	4,398x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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