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 above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	343% 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	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '21 at 06:38
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 7 cores, 7 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 99.2 1-Core 172 2-Core 345 111% 205 Pts	4-Core 690 8-Core 1,193 114% 941 Pts	64-Core 1,196 74% 1,196 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

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% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2281 818 827 824 823 827 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2,693 Write 2471 Mixed 1,927 SusWrite 1,067 456% 2,039 MB/s	4K Read 70.7 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 96.5 320% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,714 DQ Write 1,470 DQ Mixed 1,531 1,164% 1,571 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 355%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 90GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 77 81 82 86 86 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 404 Write 322 Mixed 318 SusWrite 89.4 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 19.3 98% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 31.5 64% 128 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 78%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 340 339 343 343 338 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 372 Write 324 Mixed 140 SusWrite 340 214% 294 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 2.8 954% 7.33 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 213%
Seagate ST4000NM0035-1V4107 4TB 1,942 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 1TB free Firmware: TN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 191 192 194 193 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 171 Mixed 90.4 SusWrite 193 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 1.2 268% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 2,444 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	MC Read 53 MC Write 54.9 MC Mixed 35.5 137% 47.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 55.2 SC Mixed 36.4 110% 38.6 GB/s	Latency 39.7 101% 39.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 135%

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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	4,399x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,335x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,439x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,414x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,027x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	849x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	847x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	644x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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	414x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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