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

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	115% 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	242% 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	19.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201225
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '21 at 23:50
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 151 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 953 95% 774 Pts	64-Core 967 60% 967 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% 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 (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 146 Parallax 150 122% 149 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 127 Splatting 113 112% 142 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 115% 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: 1217 1912 1969 1850 1850 1833 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,170 Write 1,798 Mixed 1,200 SusWrite 1,772 337% 1,485 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 52.6 166% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,245 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 422 408% 670 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 556%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 247GB free Firmware: S0118C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1244 796 800 797 800 799 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 2,155 Write 1,459 Mixed 1,193 SusWrite 873 316% 1,420 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 66 213% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,422 DQ Write 478 DQ Mixed 498 486% 799 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 373%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 873GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 120 122 122 122 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 130 Write 113 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 121 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 86%
Hitachi HUS724040ALA640 4TB 243 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2.5TB free Firmware: MFAOAA50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 136 137 137 137 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 158 Write 153 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 136 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 170% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.5% 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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 30.7 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 26.2 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 96.7% 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	4,409x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,346x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,441x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,417x
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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
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	416x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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