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

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	153% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C04
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390I GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7C04) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180917
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 26 '20 at 22:10
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 759 77% 626 Pts	64-Core 754 47% 754 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Lighting 77.5 Reflection 76.3 Parallax 73.4 63% 75.8 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 66.9 55% 67.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 108 114 83 87 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,189 Write 1,168 Mixed 941 SusWrite 96.1 190% 849 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 66.6 226% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 681 DQ Write 651 DQ Mixed 120 240% 484 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 295%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 231GB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 396 162 234 332 321 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 387 Write 438 Mixed 364 SusWrite 314 85% 376 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 30.1 119% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 312 234% 314 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 104%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 105GB free Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 69 78 77 76 78 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 302 Write 108 Mixed 154 SusWrite 76.8 35% 160 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 26.8 104% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 85.6 DQ Write 94.7 DQ Mixed 94.5 70% 91.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 37GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 98 97 98 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 102 Write 95.5 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 97.4 65% 89 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 109%
WD WD1004FBYZ-01YCBB1 1TB 802 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 73GB free Firmware: RR03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 81 99 82 99 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 80.5 Write 110 Mixed 43.2 SusWrite 89.8 59% 81 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M2C3333C16 2x16GB 403 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 35.9 116% 40.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 29.5 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%

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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 $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	366x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	307x
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	145x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	134x

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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $736

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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