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

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.4% 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	48.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	118.9 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '23 at 06:24
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$292 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 87 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 989 95% 782 Pts	64-Core 1,433 89% 1,433 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% EVGA(3842 4985) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 528.49 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.4% Outstanding	Lighting 89.4 Reflection 112 Parallax 94.9 73% 98.9 fps	MRender 155 Gravity 180 Splatting 139 128% 158 fps
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 247%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 49 51 47 45 44 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	48.7% Average	Read 237 Write 57.8 Mixed 102 SusWrite 54.2 25% 113 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 53 4K Mixed 24.1 96% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 63.6 DQ Mixed 58 67% 119 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 89%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1324 1985 1992 2013 2043 2015 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 2,385 Write 2,217 Mixed 2161 SusWrite 1,895 487% 2,165 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 74.9 240% 79 MB/s	DQ Read 992 DQ Write 682 DQ Mixed 862 637% 845 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 435%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 276GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 473 478 477 476 474 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 471 Mixed 429 SusWrite 475 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 56.6 185% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 353 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 102GB free Firmware: JP2OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 87 87 88 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 74.5 Write 73.8 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 86.5 51% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 74%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 248GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 118 118 117 119 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 113 Write 119 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 118 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMN128GX4M4Z3600C18 4x31.8GB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.9% Excellent	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 24.7 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 26 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 173%

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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 $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,451x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,364x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,457x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,425x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,035x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	861x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	652x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	621x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	421x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $811

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16