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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	77.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C04
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200806
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '20 at 19:54
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 95.9 2-Core 257 81% 147 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 759 79% 634 Pts	64-Core 1,329 82% 1,329 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1316 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.2% Very good	Lighting 99.9 Reflection 102 Parallax 94 81% 98.7 fps	MRender 86.3 Gravity 90 Splatting 78.9 69% 85.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 2TB 2,668 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 913 486 505 481 479 483 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 83% Great: 133%
Seagate ST10000NM0016-1T 10TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 8.5TB free Firmware: SND0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 229 230 232 232 231 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 110%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 130 131 131 131 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 135 Write 110 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 129 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 367% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 110%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 440GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 79 79 79 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 87.4 Write 73.1 Mixed 63.1 SusWrite 75.8 55% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 67%
General USB Flash Disk 64GB 2,253 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 60GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 22 16 17 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 24.7 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 22.9 36% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 20% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FAD 2x8GB 1,299 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 25.1 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 25.7 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 88%

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

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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	364x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	306x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	234x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	195x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	144x
RTX 2080Nvidia $394Bench 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 $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