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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	75.6% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	33.5 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180831
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '19 at 03:26
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 306 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,106 103% 859 Pts	64-Core 1683 104% 1683 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 3765) 2GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Lighting 34.2 Reflection 25.5 Parallax 32.3 28% 30.7 fps	MRender 37.7 Gravity 32 Splatting 31.8 27% 33.8 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 28%
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FC3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.6% Very good	Lighting 97.2 Reflection 89.2 Parallax 82.9 79% 89.8 fps	MRender 93 Gravity 84.3 Splatting 77.1 69% 84.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 66 80 75 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 83.8 Write 80.8 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 75 55% 75 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 62%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 5.5TB 273 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 29 30 31 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 142 Write 116 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 29.8 61% 83 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 105%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 3,439 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 29 30 30 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 100 Write 63 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 31.1 44% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 106%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 3,439 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 30 29 30 31 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 144 Write 99 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 29.5 59% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 106%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 3,439 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 68 68 69 70 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 155 Write 155 Mixed 74 SusWrite 69.2 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 106%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3.5TB 718 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 68 68 69 69 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 136 Write 128 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 69 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK32GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK32GX4M2D3000C16 8502 3000 C16 Series 8502 3000 C16 Series 40GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62.2% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 19 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 19.3 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns

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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	4,409x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,346x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,441x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,417x
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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
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	416x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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