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

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% 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	236% 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.

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

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	25.8 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 17:36
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$139 264,837 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 (72^nd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 130 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 703 77% 609 Pts	64-Core 709 44% 709 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 93.3% 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: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3583 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.61 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	130% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 7.6 Parallax 156 150% 116 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 131 Splatting 115 113% 142 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 309GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42BEU1TB Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 894 571 421 598 554 550 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 2,231 Write 1,711 Mixed 1,561 SusWrite 598 340% 1,525 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 63.7 202% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,140 DQ Write 952 DQ Mixed 702 620% 932 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 372%
WD WD6004FZWX-00BKVA0 6TB 337 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 4TB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 192 216 218 222 221 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 82% Great: 136%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 146 164 167 168 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 108 Mixed 103 SusWrite 160 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 101%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 1TB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 309GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 89 100 102 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 101 Write 101 Mixed 71 SusWrite 99.1 68% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 57.5% 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)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 33.9 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 28.3 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,455x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,366x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,458x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,426x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,036x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	862x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	557x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	621x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	448x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $112Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	421x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $791

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16