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

Performance Results


Gaming 168% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 167% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	158% 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	84.9% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '22 at 10:47
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 98.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 304 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1,091 103% 856 Pts	64-Core 1,618 100% 1,618 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3988 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Lighting 232 Reflection 222 Parallax 212 189% 222 fps	MRender 224 Gravity 161 Splatting 143 140% 176 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team T253X2001T 1TB 11,283 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 642GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0707B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 428 414 383 28 155 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 494 Write 447 Mixed 413 SusWrite 301 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 28.4 119% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 45.8 90% 175 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 105%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 211GB free Firmware: V0523B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1113 237 22 484 22 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 1,663 Write 1,175 Mixed 934 SusWrite 328 227% 1,025 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 25.2 144% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 590 DQ Mixed 301 268% 392 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 291%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 306GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 140 128 139 139 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 79.3 Write 82.9 Mixed 63.4 SusWrite 137 67% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 90% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 567GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 158 161 158 161 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 103 Write 120 Mixed 83 SusWrite 156 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 106%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 91 91 93 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 161 Write 156 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 90.9 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3600 C14 Series 2x8GB 125 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3867 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 46.2 MC Mixed 33 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 52.8 SC Mixed 35.6 107% 37.6 GB/s	Latency 43.5 92% 43.5 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 118%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,429x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,352x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,449x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,420x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,031x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	854x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	647x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	619x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	417x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16