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

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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	496% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	20.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200814
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '22 at 01:30
Run Duration	342 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 below expectations (23^rd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 84.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 285 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 897 88% 722 Pts	64-Core 906 56% 906 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF); ROG Strix 3090 CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4675 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.15 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 139 Parallax 162 140% 158 fps	MRender 214 Gravity 123 Splatting 88.5 110% 142 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 230%
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.8% Good	Lighting 85.2 Reflection 67 Parallax 93.2 69% 81.8 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 73.3 Splatting 60 68% 86.6 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 46 44 47 50 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	496% Outstanding	Read 5,290 Write 53.6 Mixed 108 SusWrite 46.3 286% 1,374 MB/s	4K Read 698 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 5.9 1,067% 236 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 496% Great: 295%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 466GB free Firmware: 401120RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 355 363 353 351 364 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 447 Mixed 359 SusWrite 354 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 75.4 4K Mixed 39.6 136% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 259 220% 322 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 115%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE641 4TB 2,378 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 376GB free Firmware: MJAOA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 146 147 149 148 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 140 Write 150 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 146 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 92%
Seagate ST3500820AS 500GB 4,420 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 63GB free Firmware: AD2X SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 67 67 68 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 62.6 Write 8.7 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 66.5 30% 40.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 60%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB 23,667 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 465GB free Firmware: CA12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 109 114 113 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 107 Write 88.4 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 111 67% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 61%
MB4000GCWDC 4TB 677 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 474GB free Firmware: HPGE SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 85 88 90 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 105 Write 104 Mixed 82 SusWrite 87.4 70% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 104%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 153GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 73 72 76 76 74 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 66.5 Write 63.4 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 73.4 45% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24.9 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 31.1 SC Mixed 21 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 118%

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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 $95Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	416x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $803

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 $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