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

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	162% 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	161% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '22 at 19:11
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9500 9,059 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 87.7 1-Core 132 2-Core 261 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 734 76% 609 Pts	64-Core 744 46% 744 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5053); MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Ventus 3X 8GB OC CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	162% Outstanding	Lighting 237 Reflection 213 Parallax 218 194% 223 fps	MRender 257 Gravity 163 Splatting 131 144% 184 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Viper M.2 VPN100 512GB 3,353 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 890 416 468 496 494 488 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 658 Write 1,003 Mixed 814 SusWrite 542 171% 754 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 66.4 193% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,058 DQ Write 776 DQ Mixed 878 667% 904 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 253%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 150GB free Firmware: SBFKB1C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 163 206 187 184 187 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 344 Write 340 Mixed 325 SusWrite 189 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 37.7 135% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 191 173% 259 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 102%
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 2TB 2,517 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 277GB free Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 694 641 586 469 467 37 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 2,538 Write 1,206 Mixed 1299 SusWrite 482 305% 1,381 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 67.2 220% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,134 DQ Write 799 DQ Mixed 994 735% 976 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 333%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 217GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 114 114 114 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 145 Write 144 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 113 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF2666C16D4/8G KHX2666C16/8G KF2666C16D4/8G KHX2666C16/8G 32GB 377 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 28.8 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 26.9 80% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 95%

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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	4,423x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,350x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,447x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,418x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	852x

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	618x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	445x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 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 $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16