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

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% 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.
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.

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Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	53.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180928
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '21 at 19:36
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing way below expectations (16^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 77.9 1-Core 147 2-Core 293 92% 173 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 852 87% 705 Pts	64-Core 986 61% 986 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 147 Parallax 147 123% 148 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 126 Splatting 113 111% 139 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,317 Write 1,489 Mixed 1,244 371% 1,683 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 40.3 4K Mixed 43.8 155% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 995 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 236 254% 449 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$179 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 431GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 328 410 395 384 378 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 485 Write 414 Mixed 408 SusWrite 367 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 33.5 4K Mixed 31.3 117% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 194 155% 226 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 136%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 238GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 327 409 405 405 385 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 466 Write 392 Mixed 376 SusWrite 373 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 32.3 4K Mixed 34.4 118% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 99.2 DQ Mixed 174 145% 217 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 435GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 401 405 407 402 417 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 474 Write 414 Mixed 404 SusWrite 406 96% 424 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 32.1 4K Mixed 32.6 111% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 94.7 DQ Mixed 169 142% 214 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 4x16GB 6,580 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	60.2% Good	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 19.6 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 18 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 84.6 47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 126%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,409x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,348x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,441x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,417x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	645x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	416x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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