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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	222% 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	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	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	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 17 '20 at 19:58
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 166 2-Core 333 107% 198 Pts	4-Core 663 8-Core 1,267 115% 965 Pts	64-Core 1,310 81% 1,310 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 631 323 323 321 316 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 2,100 Write 1,379 Mixed 554 SusWrite 372 242% 1,101 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 44 221% 93.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,018 DQ Write 1,224 DQ Mixed 715 652% 986 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 236%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 49GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 156 170 169 170 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 327 Write 263 Mixed 269 SusWrite 168 58% 257 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 45.9 167% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 176 148% 213 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 85%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 50GB free Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 199 198 192 198 199 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 489 Write 470 Mixed 269 SusWrite 206 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 24.3 106% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 212 185% 278 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 498GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 163 163 163 162 164 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 146 Write 112 Mixed 81 SusWrite 161 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 216GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 135 137 136 134 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 134 Write 101 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 134 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 218GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 110 113 111 110 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 122 Write 88 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 109 71% 97 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 504GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 166 164 166 166 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 138 Mixed 85 SusWrite 164 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 500GB 1,703 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 107GB free, PID 2320 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 37.7 Write 38.3 Mixed 24 SusWrite 38.2 47% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 46% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 5,939 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 32.8 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 30 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 102%

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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	4,408x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,346x
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	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	850x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	415x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $800

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 $178	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) $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