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

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	159% 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.

Run History

24 months ago, 24 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '22 at 18:58
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9500 9,059 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 265 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 708 77% 612 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5053) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (142 fps cap detected)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 143 Parallax 142 116% 142 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 142 Splatting 131 112% 138 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Viper M.2 VPN100 512GB 3,353 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 261GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 824 446 424 432 459 397 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 879 Write 1813 Mixed 999 SusWrite 497 237% 1,047 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 65.5 183% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,029 DQ Write 549 DQ Mixed 544 470% 707 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 253%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 156GB free Firmware: SBFKB1C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 188 211 285 195 219 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.4% Below average	Read 171 Write 100 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 232 33% 147 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 19.3 4K Mixed 10.1 46% 14.8 MB/s	DQ Read 14.4 DQ Write 15.5 DQ Mixed 14.4 11% 14.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 102%
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 2TB 2,517 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 277GB free Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 876 471 484 444 459 9.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 449 Write 1,103 Mixed 501 SusWrite 457 143% 628 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 10.8 85% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 477 DQ Mixed 721 453% 501 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 333%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 225GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 112 111 112 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 146 Write 134 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 111 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF2666C16D4/8G KHX2666C16/8G KF2666C16D4/8G KHX2666C16/8G 32GB 377 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 28.7 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 26.8 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 95%

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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	4,397x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,332x
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	1,026x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	848x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	847x
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