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

Performance Results

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Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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	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 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '19 at 18:54
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$230 307,434 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 161 2-Core 325 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 964 100% 807 Pts	64-Core 970 60% 970 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 460,951 User benchmarks, average bench 106% EVGA(3842 1071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 128 Parallax 131 111% 132 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 129 Splatting 103 112% 141 fps
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 117%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete	Read 457 Write 300 Mixed 281 76% 346 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 35.7 173% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 212 193% 295 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$85 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete	Read 168 Write 150 Mixed 95.2 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$60 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 44 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 30.7 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 34 98% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 47.1 85% 47.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 117%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 109%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) - $190

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $413Bench 98%, 518,969 samples	2,230x
Core i9-9900KIntel $550Bench 98%, 348,201 samples	1,779x
Core i5-9600KIntel $230Bench 95%, 307,434 samples	1,268x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 118%, 569,107 samples	759x
RTX 3070Nvidia $530Bench 154%, 447,840 samples	482x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 460,951 samples	443x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 332%, 443,394 samples	442x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $169Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	341x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	312x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	349x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	264x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $180Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	237x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,271

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $265	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $450	Crucial MX500 250GB $38
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3070 $530	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $399	Nvidia RTX 3050 $300	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17