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

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	91.8% 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	302% 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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '21 at 21:38
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,176 105% 887 Pts	64-Core 1,171 72% 1,171 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2302 MHz, MLim: 4404 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.8% Outstanding	Lighting 110 Reflection 145 Parallax 105 89% 120 fps	MRender 160 Gravity 110 Splatting 95.7 97% 122 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 819 864 863 835 846 784 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,493 Write 2,213 Mixed 1,367 SusWrite 835 385% 1,727 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 87.2 293% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,682 DQ Write 1,046 DQ Mixed 1,041 862% 1,256 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 355%
Samsung MZ7TE512HMHP-000 512GB 3,033 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 215GB free Firmware: EXT02L06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 406 408 418 410 410 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 388 Mixed 232 SusWrite 410 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 75.2 4K Mixed 34.4 142% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 92.1 122% 225 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 295GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 165 167 165 168 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 76.9 Mixed 79 SusWrite 166 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 8,888 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 32.5 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 30.9 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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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	4,395x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,333x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,437x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,414x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,025x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	848x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	846x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	642x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	615x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	413x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $788

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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