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

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	326% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	46.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	May 25 '21 at 09:57
Run Duration	370 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 973 94% 774 Pts	64-Core 1,560 97% 1,560 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 462.59 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.5% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 114 Parallax 104 83% 106 fps	MRender 95.6 Gravity 104 Splatting 99.7 82% 99.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 624GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1170 1388 1418 1368 1434 1435 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,621 Write 2,319 Mixed 1,848 SusWrite 1,369 457% 2,039 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 86.3 288% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,194 DQ Write 966 DQ Mixed 1055 797% 1,072 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 410%
Visiontek 2TB Pro XPN 2TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 328% 846GB free Firmware: 42A7T36A SusWrite @10s intervals: 1441 1547 1044 1033 1049 1048 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 2,540 Write 1792 Mixed 374 SusWrite 1,194 326% 1,475 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 39.4 140% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 882 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 281 266% 437 MB/s
Poor: 241% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 399%
WDC WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TB 8,872 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 434 431 434 428 429 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 475 Mixed 383 SusWrite 436 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 42 150% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 246 212% 313 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 117%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 810GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 408 410 410 409 408 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 412 Write 404 Mixed 379 SusWrite 409 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 42.5 4K Mixed 29.6 96% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 192 134% 168 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 99%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 816GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 165 166 166 166 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 167 Mixed 94.1 SusWrite 163 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1 219% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$75 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 185 157 186 166 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 118 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 172 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 113%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 390GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 136 138 135 137 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 76% Great: 136%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 175 177 175 177 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 178 Mixed 112 SusWrite 176 219% 164 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 0.8 338% 4.2 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 9.3 DQ Mixed 0.7 342% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 107%
WD easystore 264D 8TB 977 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 5TB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 185 193 194 196 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 184 Mixed 134 SusWrite 193 235% 172 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 1.5 331% 4.4 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 4x16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 26.7 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 23.6 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 106%

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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 $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,518x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,410x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,493x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,444x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,043x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	875x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	866x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	662x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	626x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	453x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $108Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	425x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $812

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $363