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 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	332% 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	14 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	Feb 25 '21 at 05:36
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 i9-9900K-$412 354,223 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 99.3 1-Core 172 2-Core 345 111% 206 Pts	4-Core 690 8-Core 1,343 120% 1,016 Pts	64-Core 1341 83% 1341 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: 3800 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% 314GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1036 886 883 886 871 866 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,694 Write 2,351 Mixed 1,921 SusWrite 905 440% 1,968 MB/s	4K Read 71.1 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 96.3 320% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,703 DQ Write 1,410 DQ Mixed 1,505 1,141% 1,539 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 355%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 111GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 83 81 86 86 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 453 Write 400 Mixed 370 SusWrite 123 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 22.2 131% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 31.1 76% 154 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 78%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 223GB free Firmware: U21010RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 423 422 425 422 422 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 420 Mixed 289 SusWrite 422 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 20.7 146% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 111 122% 200 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 86%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 223GB free Firmware: U21010RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 427 427 428 428 427 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 420 Mixed 287 SusWrite 427 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 21.8 145% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 114 131% 221 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 86%

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 (93^rd percentile)	132% Outstanding	MC Read 52.1 MC Write 54.6 MC Mixed 35.1 135% 47.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 52.4 SC Mixed 37.5 109% 38.1 GB/s	Latency 39.2 102% 39.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 132% 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	4,400x
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	848x
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