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 as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	224% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star Z390 Gaming Trident X Plus (MS-B926)
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '20 at 14:25
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 157 2-Core 308 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 1,082 100% 834 Pts	64-Core 1,536 95% 1,536 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-00000 512GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 249% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 907 645 651 634 641 625 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 2,036 Write 1866 Mixed 1,449 SusWrite 684 337% 1,509 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 65.4 220% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,267 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 375 362% 606 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 323%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 413GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 82 62 74 76 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	38% Below average	Read 57.9 Write 76 Mixed 55.1 SusWrite 74.5 49% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 105% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 70%
SanDisk' Cruzer Fit 64GB 729 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 32GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 11 14 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 23.2 Write 14.5 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 11.6 20% 16.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 3.2 232% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 19%
WD Elements 107C 3TB 3,265 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 136GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 36 37 36 37 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 36.9 Write 35.8 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 36.6 46% 34 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 58%
WD My Book 25EE 10TB 1,386 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 8TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 190 192 185 196 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 200 Mixed 139 SusWrite 193 247% 183 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 0.8 347% 4.47 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 5.3 DQ Mixed 1.3 227% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB 6,612 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 26.5 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 27.7 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 66.1 61% 66.1 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 101%

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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 $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 $90Bench 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