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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). 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	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180831
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '20 at 13:01
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$295 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 81.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 90% 166 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 898 87% 718 Pts	64-Core 993 62% 993 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3727) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 164 Parallax 160 146% 168 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 151 Splatting 113 119% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Optane+932G 1TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 568GB free (System drive) Firmware: 16.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 249 261 272 436 276 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 41% Great: 94%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 21GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,291 Write 1,732 Mixed 1,586 415% 1,870 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 76.1 261% 89.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,446 DQ Write 1,055 DQ Mixed 1,202 911% 1,234 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 831GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 137 137 137 137 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 132 Write 37.5 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 132 69% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 75%
WDC WD10 EADS-11P8B2 1TB 569GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 38.2 Write 37.5 Mixed 28.2 44% 34.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 90% 1.03 MB/s

ST2000DM 001-1ER164 2TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 39.8 Write 39 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 0 35% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 70%
ST3000DM 001-1ER166 3TB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 38.7 Mixed 32 SusWrite 36.6 50% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 68%
ST2000DM 001-1ER164 2TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.7 6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 39.2 Write 39.2 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 4.9 37% 29 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 70%
ST1000DM 003-1ER162 1TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 820GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	7.95% Terrible	Read 38.5 Write 31 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 0 28% 23.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 44% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 7.95% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU64GX4M4D3000C16 2x16GB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 30.5 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 21.2 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 103%

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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 $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,418x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,348x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,443x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,418x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	851x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	853x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	646x
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	417x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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