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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics14.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive114% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C04
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04)  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200525
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 08 '20 at 10:17
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-9100F-$88
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 94.2
1-Core 130
2-Core 258
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 499
8-Core 467
65% 483 Pts
64-Core 488
30% 488 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79
Sapphire(1DA2 E367) 2GB
CLim: 1206 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.9.1
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
14.7% Very poor
Lighting 18.1
Reflection 29.8
Parallax 20.7
15% 22.8 fps
MRender 15.6
Gravity 16.1
Splatting 21
15% 17.6 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT250MX500SSD4 250GB
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 418 435 442 441 440 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 423
Mixed 404
SusWrite 429
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 91.6
4K Mixed 51.5
171% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 273
223% 316 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 114%
Great: 121%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
760GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 177 180 181 184 181 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 168
Mixed 109
SusWrite 181
116% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
57.3% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 15.7
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 17.2
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 67%

 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 1,457 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 146%
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Desktop
Desktop 97%
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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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