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 way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 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	329% 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	13.9 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	20201225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '21 at 06:11
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 99 1-Core 172 2-Core 345 111% 205 Pts	4-Core 689 8-Core 1,375 122% 1032 Pts	64-Core 1,370 85% 1,370 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: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3575 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.72 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% 333GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 995 885 885 888 887 884 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 2672 Write 2,276 Mixed 1,863 SusWrite 904 431% 1,929 MB/s	4K Read 69.9 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 95.1 317% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,822 DQ Write 1,264 DQ Mixed 1175 977% 1,420 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 355%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 223GB free Firmware: U21010RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 421 420 422 420 420 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 423 Mixed 284 SusWrite 420 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 21.4 143% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 117 129% 214 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 86%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 223GB free Firmware: U21010RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 426 427 427 427 427 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 426 Mixed 278 SusWrite 427 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 20.3 140% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 113 123% 203 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 86%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 735GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 304 306 306 306 305 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 178 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 305 176% 243 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 2.1 577% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 213%

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 (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	MC Read 51.9 MC Write 54.7 MC Mixed 34.8 135% 47.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 52.2 SC Mixed 36.4 107% 37.5 GB/s	Latency 40.8 98% 40.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 131% 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	4,407x
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 $274	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 $184	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