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

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	66.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	271% 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 MS-7C04
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191226
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 22:00
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 85.4 1-Core 118 2-Core 235 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 459 62% 461 Pts	64-Core 468 29% 468 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% EVGA(3842 1067) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.9% Good	Lighting 88.9 Reflection 79.5 Parallax 69.2 72% 79.2 fps	MRender 64 Gravity 72.8 Splatting 68.2 56% 68.3 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 762 630 584 604 598 588 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 2,237 Write 2,062 Mixed 1,327 SusWrite 628 349% 1,563 MB/s	4K Read 62.2 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 81.2 270% 92.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,488 DQ Write 1,185 DQ Mixed 1,308 987% 1,327 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 340%
Team T253X2001T 1TB 11,283 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 747GB free Firmware: S1024A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 403 401 405 403 414 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 366 Mixed 350 SusWrite 407 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 24 123% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 38.5 95% 197 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 145 153 156 151 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 103 Write 102 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 148 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.5 195% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 90%
SABRENT 500GB 1,200 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 456GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 399 398 399 399 400 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 19% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 7,803 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 22.1 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 22 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 79%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	366x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	308x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	234x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	195x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	145x
RTX 2080Nvidia $391Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	135x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	158x
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	179x
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 87%, 6,612 samples	109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	66x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $706

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16