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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics96.6% 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 Drive255% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B50
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B50)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201217
Uptime2 Days
Run DateSep 28 '21 at 02:08
Run Duration247 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 152
2-Core 299
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 587
8-Core 1,062
99% 825 Pts
64-Core 1,572
97% 1,572 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3625 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 108
Parallax 114
101% 115 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 103
Splatting 91.3
88% 111 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 890 537 540 543 534 526 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
255% Outstanding
Read 2,539
Write 2,331
Mixed 1,608
SusWrite 595
394% 1,768 MB/s
4K Read 57.8
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 75.8
247% 83.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,011
DQ Write 772
DQ Mixed 864
653% 882 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 255%
Great: 340%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
37GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 130 32 32 43 32 MB/s
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
57.2% Above average
Read 198
Write 98.5
Mixed 248
SusWrite 89.2
36% 158 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 63.4
4K Mixed 28.5
104% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 128
134% 219 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 102%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
380GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 112 112 111 112 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 99.7
Write 102
Mixed 66.7
SusWrite 112
70% 94.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 196 196 197 198 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 150
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 195
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 111%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SP008GXLZU320BSA 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 40.5
MC Write 47.1
MC Mixed 29.9
112% 39.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.8
SC Write 48.9
SC Mixed 34.8
101% 35.5 GB/s
Latency 48.7
82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 48: 5R 5G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
48% 38% 47 111 8 144 27" 2560 1440 MSI1462 Optix MAG27CQ
Typical MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B50) Builds (Compare 2,251 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: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $595
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