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 above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	236% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star Z390 Gaming Trident X Plus (MS-B926)
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190703
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 30 '20 at 15:15
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 290 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 994 94% 778 Pts	64-Core 1,655 102% 1,655 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 372D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 172 Reflection 165 Parallax 161 140% 166 fps	Gravity 149 Splatting 107 110% 128 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 232GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXA7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 716 636 634 632 618 630 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 2,060 Write 1,802 Mixed 1,473 SusWrite 644 334% 1,495 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 73.1 239% 80.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,069 DQ Write 715 DQ Mixed 852 647% 879 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 296%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 125 130 134 134 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 115 Write 120 Mixed 55 SusWrite 130 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB 6,582 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	49.1% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 13.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 16.5 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 52%

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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