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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics114% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C04
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04)  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190808
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 28 '23 at 23:17
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 84
1-Core 129
2-Core 263
87% 159 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 695
77% 605 Pts
64-Core 760
47% 760 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
114% Outstanding
Lighting 147
Reflection 148
Parallax 143
120% 146 fps
MRender 182
Gravity 130
Splatting 114
113% 142 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 114%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,473
Write 876
Mixed 770
229% 1,040 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 93.9
4K Mixed 40.2
154% 56.4 MB/s
DQ Read 700
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 509
380% 515 MB/s
Poor: 109% Great: 220%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
804GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 167 168 165 169 167 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 185
Mixed 26.5
SusWrite 167
99% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.9
351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 98%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
GKE800UD51208-2133AH 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
71.9% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 23.1
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 22
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 79%

 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 1,459 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 146%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
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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