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

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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.
Boot Drive	263% 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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System	Micro-Star MS-7C04
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04) (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191226
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '20 at 07:45
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (57^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, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 304 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 967 86% 727 Pts	64-Core 1,437 89% 1,437 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 179 Parallax 164 135% 169 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 153 Splatting 115 104% 128 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 323GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1056 1124 701 431 264 249 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,927 Write 1,585 Mixed 760 SusWrite 638 273% 1,228 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 61.1 215% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,192 DQ Write 1,296 DQ Mixed 970 806% 1,153 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 254%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1313 386 345 365 356 357 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,487 Write 1,865 Mixed 1,326 SusWrite 520 344% 1,550 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 74.5 253% 91.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,354 DQ Write 1069 DQ Mixed 1,116 861% 1,180 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 425%
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 223GB free Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 210 178 178 178 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 491 Mixed 379 SusWrite 209 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 39.1 150% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 201 188% 291 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 97%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 124 125 125 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 81.7 Write 123 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 123 71% 97 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 204% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 8,488 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 26.7 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 26.4 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 89%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	363x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 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 $95Bench 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: $693

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