MSI MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B50)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics97.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B50
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B50)  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191230
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateAug 14 '20 at 20:11
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Memory 88.9
1-Core 136
2-Core 270
91% 165 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 794
83% 664 Pts
64-Core 792
49% 792 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 137
Parallax 117
102% 126 fps
MRender 96.8
Gravity 124
Splatting 106
89% 109 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
628GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 67 105 144 154 153 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 172
Write 155
Mixed 91
SusWrite 122
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 109%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 4GB
2GB free, PID a769
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.5 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
5.75% Terrible
Read 17.3
Write 2.8
Mixed 2.5
SusWrite 3.5
6% 6.52 MB/s
4K Read 10.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
39% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.75%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.6% Good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 20.4
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 21
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B50) Builds (Compare 2,256 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B50)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 115% - Outstanding Total price: $618
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HDDRAMUSB
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