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

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	70.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	236% 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	16GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B50
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B50) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211119
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '22 at 18:13
Run Duration	307 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$136 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 271 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 714 79% 622 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Zotac(19DA 5527) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.1% Very good	Lighting 86.9 Reflection 88 Parallax 82 71% 85.6 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 76.4 Splatting 71.1 69% 86.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 637GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1144 1245 1297 1350 1369 1374 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,286 Write 1,431 Mixed 1,028 SusWrite 1,296 284% 1,260 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 68.6 234% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 681 DQ Write 802 DQ Mixed 274 336% 585 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 295%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 852GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1137 1138 1153 1145 1133 1135 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1,290 Write 1,072 Mixed 880 SusWrite 1,140 246% 1,096 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 60.9 222% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 690 DQ Write 850 DQ Mixed 272 343% 604 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 295%
WDC WD10 01FALS-00J7B1 1TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 220GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 3.5 2.7 1 1 1.4 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 82.8 Write 86.2 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 2.4 75% 58.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 23%
WDC WD10 EZEX-21M2NA0 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 808GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 155 154 157 154 155 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	61.7% Good	Read 166 Write 159 Mixed 119 SusWrite 154 201% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 76% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 66%
WDC WD10 03FZEX-00MK2A0 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 752GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 154 152 157 154 156 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65.1% Good	Read 161 Write 142 Mixed 124 SusWrite 154 195% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 130% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 65%
WDC WD60 EFAX-68JH4N0 6TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 5TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 5.3 4.3 1.4 1.4 1.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	69.5% Good	Read 193 Write 167 Mixed 109 SusWrite 3.6 144% 118 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 11.9 4K Mixed 1.1 508% 10.3 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 10.3 DQ Mixed 1.1 390% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 71%
WDC WD30 EFRX-68EUZN0 3TB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 830GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 5 4.1 1.5 1.2 1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 73.7 Write 75.7 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 3.4 68% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 59%
WDC WD30 EFRX-68N32N0 3TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 151 152 154 153 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 137 Write 147 Mixed 118 SusWrite 151 190% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 66%
WDC WD30 EFRX-68N32N0 3TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 152 153 155 153 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 164 Write 153 Mixed 123 SusWrite 152 199% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 129% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 66%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68N32N0 4TB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 177 177 176 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 168 Write 171 Mixed 116 SusWrite 176 214% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 133% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.3% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 21 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 21.7 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 104%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 105%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	648x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	526x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	432x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	167x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	161x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	153x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	140x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	115x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	107x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	82x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	72x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	71x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $593

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16