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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics78.2% 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 Drive200% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C04
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 09 '19 at 22:36
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 88.2
1-Core 136
2-Core 275
91% 166 Pts
4-Core 529
8-Core 732
80% 630 Pts
64-Core 738
46% 738 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
PNY(196E 1312) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
78.2% Very good
Lighting 100
Reflection 92.3
Parallax 91.3
82% 94.5 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 87.9
Splatting 75.7
72% 89.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
717GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1093 1366 593 181 97 99 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
200% Outstanding
Read 1,351
Write 1,358
Mixed 987
SusWrite 572
239% 1,067 MB/s
4K Read 54.2
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 69.9
250% 90.4 MB/s
DQ Read 629
DQ Write 907
DQ Mixed 267
342% 601 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 200%
Great: 255%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
542GB free, PID 0900
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 100 100 97 98 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
44.8% Average
Read 144
Write 151
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 99.5
134% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
43% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 52%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB
7GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 10 8.5 9.6 9.7 10 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
5.78% Terrible
Read 16.5
Write 11.5
Mixed 5
SusWrite 9.6
13% 10.6 MB/s
4K Read 5.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
20% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 5.78%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS16G4D30AESC.M16FE 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.2% Average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 11.9
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 13.8
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04) Builds (Compare 1,455 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 146%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 134%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $693
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