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 below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	40.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	20.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201225
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '22 at 03:53
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 88.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 287 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 978 93% 771 Pts	64-Core 1,093 68% 1,093 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8816) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.95 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 133 Reflection 122 Parallax 126 109% 127 fps	Gravity 104 Splatting 90.6 85% 97.3 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 208 245 132 4.8 4.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 464 Write 6.5 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 108 31% 147 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.4 60% 14.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 92%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 96GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1423 Write 2,020 Mixed 1,633 381% 1,692 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 76.1 253% 88.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,649 DQ Write 998 DQ Mixed 1,237 945% 1,295 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 365%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 428GB free Firmware: MS2OA8K0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 93 97 100 105 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 80 Write 104 Mixed 20 SusWrite 98.1 54% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 107%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 101 111 111 111 98 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 162 Write 150 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 103 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.7 262% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 97%

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 (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 28.4 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 25.5 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.7% 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 $45Bench 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