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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	151% 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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '21 at 07:36
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	43%

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 i7-9700KF-$218 32,736 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 (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 1110 101% 848 Pts	64-Core 1,159 72% 1,159 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 389B) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.13 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 346 Reflection 307 Parallax 383 282% 345 fps	Gravity 270 Splatting 197 202% 233 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$154 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 378GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1860 1677 1568 1586 1587 1597 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	345% Outstanding	Read 2,420 Write 2,094 Mixed 1,888 SusWrite 1,646 452% 2,012 MB/s	4K Read 68.2 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 92.4 312% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,318 DQ Write 965 DQ Mixed 1,260 910% 1,181 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 345% Great: 372%
Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP512CM30011 512GB 1,091 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: STCS1021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 603 375 498 502 465 443 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	151% Outstanding	Read 938 Write 743 Mixed 335 SusWrite 481 139% 624 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 38.1 169% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 586 DQ Write 903 DQ Mixed 359 380% 616 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 229%
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$369 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 3.5TB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 482 463 487 483 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 457 Mixed 456 SusWrite 481 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 61.3 200% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 229 186% 258 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 137%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 190 193 192 190 189 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 126 Write 145 Mixed 68 SusWrite 188 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 31.1 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 29.7 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 119%

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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	4,428x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,351x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,449x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,420x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,030x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	853x

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	647x
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	619x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $131Bench 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 $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16