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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B50
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B50)  (all builds)
Memory23 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191230
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJan 26 '22 at 03:47
Run Duration220 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 (34th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 86.4
1-Core 128
2-Core 255
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 601
71% 551 Pts
64-Core 669
41% 669 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.9% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 134
Parallax 122
94% 124 fps
MRender 94.8
Gravity 125
Splatting 112
91% 110 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2262
Write 313
Mixed 693
234% 1,089 MB/s
4K Read 51.9
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 70.6
227% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,263
DQ Write 974
DQ Mixed 1,073
815% 1,103 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
782GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 170 174 176 173 175 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Read 152
Write 138
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 170
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
691GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 170 175 176 175 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 160
Mixed 110
SusWrite 174
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65% Good
MC Read 23.2
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 20.9
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 19.6
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 65%
Great: 105%

 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 2,249 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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