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

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Graphics	82.8% 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	150% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '20 at 16:12
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing way below expectations (16^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-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 109 2-Core 214 73% 161 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 749 68% 571 Pts	64-Core 1,473 91% 1,473 Pts
Poor: 89% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 1071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.8% Excellent	Lighting 98.2 Reflection 106 Parallax 93.8 80% 99.2 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 100 Splatting 89.2 88% 111 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 985GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 274 271 336 407 385 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 1,321 Write 842 Mixed 660 SusWrite 320 174% 786 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 34 149% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 855 DQ Write 632 DQ Mixed 320 354% 602 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 282%
Mushkin Striker 480GB-$200 239 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 55GB free Firmware: SAFM01.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 78 89 53 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 385 Write 256 Mixed 248 SusWrite 80.4 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 22 95% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 43.7 DQ Mixed 63.1 76% 140 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 106%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 120GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 79 91 127 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 325 Write 374 Mixed 298 SusWrite 93.9 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 49.5 4K Mixed 30.1 97% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 277 220% 307 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 125%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 156 157 164 171 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 126 Write 160 Mixed 109 SusWrite 159 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.7 423% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 1x16GB 623 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	30.5% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 11.2 35% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 2.1 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 3.4 12% 4.3 GB/s	Latency 554 7% 554 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 69%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,397x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,332x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,438x

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	848x

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	643x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	615x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	413x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $807

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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