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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	95.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '22 at 10:53
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 153 2-Core 260 96% 170 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,156 104% 876 Pts	64-Core 1,637 101% 1,637 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Nvidia(10DE 1033) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.3% Below average	Lighting 36.6 Reflection 37.4 Parallax 50.4 30% 41.5 fps	MRender 53.2 Gravity 47.8 Splatting 38.1 37% 46.4 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 36%
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% PNY(196E 130F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 109 Parallax 123 99% 118 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 103 Splatting 95.8 89% 111 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,098 Write 1,720 Mixed 1,251 306% 1,356 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 75.2 267% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 712 DQ Write 852 DQ Mixed 877 634% 813 MB/s
Poor: 84% Great: 299%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 9GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,495 Write 202 Mixed 223 136% 640 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 55.5 198% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 600 DQ Write 93.9 DQ Mixed 146 158% 280 MB/s
Poor: 130% Great: 295%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 216GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 123 122 123 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 101 Write 51 Mixed 46.1 SusWrite 123 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.4 428% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 112%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 89 90 94 93 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	51% Above average	Read 85.7 Write 76.5 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 92.1 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 108%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 252GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 52 50 54 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 54 Write 50.2 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 52.4 36% 48.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3300 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 30.3 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 47.4 SC Mixed 30.8 96% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 120%

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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 $95Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	416x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $803

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