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

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	91.6% 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 Drive	300% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B50
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B50) (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190322
Uptime	17.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '20 at 18:38
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 152 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1162 104% 879 Pts	64-Core 1,171 72% 1,171 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3754) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.6% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 111 Parallax 108 95% 112 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 99.3 Splatting 83.3 85% 107 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 278GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 789 815 812 814 820 818 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,516 Write 2,357 Mixed 1,658 SusWrite 811 410% 1,836 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 85.6 279% 96.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,483 DQ Write 1,328 DQ Mixed 1,393 1,048% 1,401 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$260 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 527GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 486 486 485 486 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 484 Mixed 440 SusWrite 485 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 58.2 194% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 353 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 397GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 99.2 Write 84.7 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 79.8 60% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 207 213 213 213 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 179 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 210 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD824A.C16FDD 2x16GB 563 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	84.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 26.8 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 26.4 74% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 85%

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Typical MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B50) Builds (Compare 2,248 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 114%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 105%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	639x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	522x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	430x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	167x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	160x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	151x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	136x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	114x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	107x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	83x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	72x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	69x

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Value: 120% - Outstanding

Total price: $581

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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