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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	19 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191030
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '23 at 10:04
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 84.3 1-Core 131 2-Core 268 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 695 78% 612 Pts	64-Core 674 42% 674 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 535.98 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 192 Parallax 199 140% 188 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 178 Splatting 127 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 94 94 98 102 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 77.2 Write 106 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 96 56% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.2 393% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 111%
Seagate ST9250315AS 250GB-$30 12,691 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 13GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 61 62 67 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 58.3 Write 60 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 62.1 39% 53.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 401GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 114 114 114 115 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 81 Write 81.7 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 114 60% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 68%
ST750LM0 30-1KKG62 750GB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 17GB free, PID 0237 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 91 83 95 91 96 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 49 Write 80.7 Mixed 73 SusWrite 92.4 107% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 42% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3733 C19 2x16GB 1,906 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.6% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 25.5 80% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 22.9 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 130%

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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 $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,483x
Core i9-9900KIntel $429Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,391x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,479x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,434x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,039x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	867x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	860x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $145Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	658x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	559x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	623x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	423x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $812

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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