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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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.
Processor	With 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 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	148% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B50
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B50) (all builds)
Memory	38 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191230
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '22 at 21:52
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	60%

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PC Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 76 1-Core 134 2-Core 246 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 742 69% 575 Pts	64-Core 1,173 73% 1,173 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 201 Parallax 196 176% 205 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 150 Splatting 131 126% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 357 Write 324 Mixed 192 64% 291 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 29.8 4K Mixed 19 64% 21.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 182 170% 266 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 452GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 104 105 100 98 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 106 Write 99.2 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 101 68% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.5 172% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 90%
Seagate FireCuda HDD 5TB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 31 35 31 32 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 28.9 Write 32 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 31.6 22% 30.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 69%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 623GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 124 121 123 128 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 128 Write 135 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 125 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/16GX 4x16GB 3,818 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	69.4% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 23.4 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 14.6 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 88.4 45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 121%

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

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Gaming 114%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	640x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	524x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 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	152x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	139x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	82x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	72x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	69x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $608

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16