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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
ProcessorWith 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88% 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 Drive240% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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)
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180912
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 05 '18 at 06:08
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 79.2
1-Core 133
2-Core 258
86% 157 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 781
76% 622 Pts
64-Core 1,037
64% 1,037 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88% Excellent
Lighting 115
Reflection 131
Parallax 113
94% 120 fps
MRender 87.3
Gravity 111
Splatting 85.4
77% 94.7 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 88%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1281 1236 1167 1164 1179 1178 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
240% Outstanding
Read 1,304
Write 1,932
Mixed 1,333
SusWrite 1,201
326% 1,442 MB/s
4K Read 49.8
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 68.3
221% 76 MB/s
DQ Read 1,089
DQ Write 982
DQ Mixed 1,016
767% 1,029 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 240%
Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
458GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 410 421 436 439 440 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 456
Mixed 400
SusWrite 422
99% 437 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 73.9
4K Mixed 46.1
151% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 344
260% 348 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 107%
Great: 134%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 156 156 156 157 158 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 117
Write 133
Mixed 108
SusWrite 155
95% 128 MB/s
4K Read 7.8
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.7
475% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
33.8% Below average
MC Read 12.5
MC Write 12.1
MC Mixed 10.1
33% 11.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 8.7
25% 8.67 GB/s
Latency 82
49% 82 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 44%

 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 2,248 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: 120% - Outstanding Total price: $578
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