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

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	156% 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	100% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '22 at 17:27
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 87.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 263 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 810 81% 661 Pts	64-Core 1,077 67% 1,077 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 408F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	156% Outstanding	Lighting 228 Reflection 202 Parallax 213 186% 214 fps	MRender 243 Gravity 157 Splatting 130 139% 177 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 9,137 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80006E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 68 69 68 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 1027 Write 85.6 Mixed 135 SusWrite 68.9 70% 329 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 34.3 141% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 471 DQ Write 75.6 DQ Mixed 123 128% 223 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 167%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 466GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 186 187 190 190 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 170 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 187 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 113%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 164GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 90 92 93 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 48.9 Write 89.5 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 91.3 52% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 134% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE1 2x16GB 2,614 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 26.2 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 27.1 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.5% 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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,433x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,354x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,452x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,420x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,033x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	856x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	854x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	620x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	418x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $815

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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) $31	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