MSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	238% 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	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.

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Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star Z390 Gaming Trident X Plus (MS-B926)
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04) (all builds)
Memory	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190422
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '19 at 23:57
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 82.8 1-Core 146 2-Core 285 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 882 87% 711 Pts	64-Core 1,442 89% 1,442 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 350GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1698 761 595 591 596 586 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,976 Write 1,819 Mixed 1,412 SusWrite 804 336% 1,503 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 62.8 202% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1173 DQ Write 910 DQ Mixed 1,000 759% 1,028 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 296%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 127 128 131 131 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 121 Write 119 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 128 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB 6,612 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 26.4 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 18.2 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 101%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04) Builds (Compare 1,455 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 146%

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Desktop 97%

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Workstation 134%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04)

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	363x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	305x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	233x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	194x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	144x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	133x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	157x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	60x
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 239%, 34,988 samples	51x

RAM
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 47%, 6,582 samples	178x
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 87%, 6,612 samples	109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $690

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