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

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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	230% 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.

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Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '23 at 16:21
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 131 2-Core 260 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 703 76% 601 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 C972) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.61 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 165 Parallax 155 139% 164 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 132 Splatting 115 113% 142 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$97 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 308GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42BEU1TB Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1089 496 577 562 555 346 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 2,104 Write 1,695 Mixed 1459 SusWrite 604 327% 1,466 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 63 202% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,145 DQ Write 936 DQ Mixed 698 616% 926 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 372%
WD WD6004FZWX-00BKVA0 6TB 337 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 4TB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 216 218 223 223 223 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 82% Great: 136%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$120 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 165 168 169 170 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 104 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 169 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 101%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 1TB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 309GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 101 103 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 101 Write 101 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 102 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 172% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x16GB 10,192 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 33.1 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 27.9 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

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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	4,421x
Core i9-9900KIntel $439Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,348x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,445x

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 $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	646x
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	617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	445x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	417x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $829

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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