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

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	184% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star Z390 Gaming Trident X Plus (MS-B926)
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190703
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '21 at 16:24
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing way below expectations (19^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-$490 48,538 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	71% Very good	Memory 72.9 1-Core 125 2-Core 224 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 674 65% 523 Pts	64-Core 1,158 78% 1,158 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$790 316,932 User benchmarks, average bench 129% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	108% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 156 Parallax 149 119% 151 fps	MRender 157 Gravity 111 Splatting 115 95% 128 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 142%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLB256 256GB 3,391 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD7201Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 288 275 257 240 227 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1,960 Write 1,362 Mixed 1085 SusWrite 278 260% 1,171 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 55.7 186% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 829 DQ Write 570 DQ Mixed 671 509% 690 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 259%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 34,973 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 125 130 130 130 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 75 Write 116 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 124 68% 93 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 70%
Seagate Expansion+ 1TB 3,921 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 218GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 21 21 21 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 33 Write 38 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 21.1 23% 31 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 189% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 70%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 4,341 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 214GB free, PID 0901 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 18 18 18 18 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 34.7 Write 34 Mixed 25 SusWrite 18.1 37% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.3 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD824A.M16FD 1x16GB 585 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 11.3 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 5.4 22% 7.57 GB/s	Latency 94.8 42% 94.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	5	2	165	27"	1280 720	AUS27B1 ROG PG278QR

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Gaming 162%

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Desktop 97%

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Workstation 152%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $416Bench 97%, 515,820 samples	583x
Core i9-9900KIntel $615Bench 96%, 432,504 samples	565x
Core i5-9600KIntel $210Bench 94%, 325,710 samples	501x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $890Bench 174%, 322,238 samples	371x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $770Bench 138%, 238,126 samples	253x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 105%, 416,684 samples	251x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 219%, 72,265 samples	216x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $65Bench 293%, 385,141 samples	142x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $71Bench 270%, 386,862 samples	96x

RAM
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 47%, 6,633 samples	272x
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 86%, 6,348 samples	165x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $72Bench 83%, 540,354 samples	158x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,306

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $334	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16