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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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.
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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics1.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B50
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B50)  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191230
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 23 '20 at 21:44
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 81.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 260
86% 158 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 681
74% 589 Pts
64-Core 725
45% 725 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 2202 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
1.85% Terrible
Lighting 3.37
Reflection 0.38
Parallax 2.19
3% 1.98 fps
MRender 0.14
Gravity 0.13
Splatting 0.13
0% 0.14 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 1.85%
Great: 101%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
455GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 104 92 103 128 145 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 150
Write 144
Mixed 101
SusWrite 110
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
59.8% Above average
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.6
60% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 59.8%
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 2,247 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: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $600
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HDDRAMUSB
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