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

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '24 at 06:59
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 151 2-Core 292 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 986 94% 779 Pts	64-Core 1,180 73% 1,180 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 405A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 174 Parallax 166 150% 174 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 138 Splatting 117 118% 148 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNJ512GDNU 512GB 225 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 441GB free (System drive) Firmware: JUXA0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 423 469 467 463 468 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 420 Mixed 418 SusWrite 442 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 43 140% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 336 251% 334 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 101%
Toshiba THNSNJ512GDNU 512GB 225 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 477GB free Firmware: JUXA0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 429 470 467 465 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 417 Mixed 427 SusWrite 445 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 43.9 141% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 342 256% 340 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 206 206 204 204 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 176 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 205 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x8GB 16,105 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.3% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 18.5 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 22.1 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 100%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM7706 LG HDR 4K

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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	4,480x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,388x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,473x

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	859x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	658x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	559x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	623x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	451x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	422x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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