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

Performance Results


Gaming 191% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 183% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	212% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	19.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '22 at 23:27
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 below expectations (23^rd percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 79.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 1068 98% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,053 65% 1,053 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4087) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	212% Outstanding	Lighting 310 Reflection 300 Parallax 358 253% 323 fps	MRender 365 Gravity 261 Splatting 196 215% 274 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 225%

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% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,174 Write 572 Mixed 1,633 321% 1,460 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 77.6 253% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,177 DQ Write 949 DQ Mixed 1,068 798% 1,065 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 207GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 289 288 291 290 290 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 463 Mixed 377 SusWrite 307 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 86.6 4K Mixed 51.9 171% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 355 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 167GB free Firmware: 3.CHL SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 79 78 79 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	43% Average	Read 71.1 Write 40.4 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 78.5 42% 57.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 44%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 637GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 81 81 83 82 82 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 135 Write 136 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 80.9 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 24,517 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	64.4% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 20.9 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 18 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 105%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	4,407x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,344x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,440x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,415x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,028x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	852x
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	415x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $803

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 $179	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