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

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	135% 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	265% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '22 at 08:50
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 814 88% 698 Pts	64-Core 811 50% 811 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 147A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 190 Reflection 179 Parallax 170 155% 180 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 146 Splatting 126 122% 152 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 662 642 648 647 629 624 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,193 Write 2,044 Mixed 1,408 SusWrite 642 351% 1,572 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 74.5 248% 88.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,567 DQ Write 1,157 DQ Mixed 1,310 993% 1,345 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 269GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 411 381 380 375 380 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 435 Write 428 Mixed 394 SusWrite 394 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 55.7 182% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 672GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 154 129 136 138 154 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 158 Write 150 Mixed 105 SusWrite 144 103% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,494 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 29.1 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 27.6 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%

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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	4,407x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,344x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,440x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,415x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,028x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	852x
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	415x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $800

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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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