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

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 141% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	148% 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	97.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211115
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 14 '22 at 12:48
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 122 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 998 87% 744 Pts	64-Core 1,339 83% 1,339 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3525 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 215 Reflection 208 Parallax 216 175% 213 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 158 Splatting 139 132% 165 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 211 67 317 82 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 872 Write 558 Mixed 532 SusWrite 187 119% 537 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 71 4K Mixed 38.7 135% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 256 177% 222 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 157%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 431GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2093 942 821 846 820 849 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,590 Write 2040 Mixed 1,658 SusWrite 1,062 410% 1,837 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 75.2 4K Mixed 59.9 206% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1078 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 241 267% 479 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 340%
USB DISK 2.0 64GB 238 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 28GB free, PID 9917 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 7 7.4 7.5 7.7 8.1 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 39 Write 31 Mixed 34 SusWrite 9.5 36% 28.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.9 174% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 24,428 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 28 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 29.9 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ 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 $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	2,440x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,416x
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 $295	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