MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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.
Boot Drive	390% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180907
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '18 at 18:44
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 321 98% 182 Pts	4-Core 641 8-Core 1,169 108% 905 Pts	64-Core 1,773 110% 1,773 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 148 Parallax 126 110% 137 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 128 Splatting 110 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 807GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2402 2393 2400 2436 2427 2424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	390% Outstanding	Read 2425 Write 2,421 Mixed 1,264 SusWrite 2,414 479% 2,131 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 76.8 260% 91.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,553 DQ Write 1,368 DQ Mixed 1,452 1,091% 1,458 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 390% Great: 425%
Samsung 840 Evo 750GB-$310 3,724 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 687GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 461 409 405 404 404 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 485 Mixed 386 SusWrite 425 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 62.4 210% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 241 212% 317 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 125%
SanDisk X400 1TB-$310 2,086 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 235GB free Firmware: X4120000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 280 280 278 274 272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 466 Mixed 273 SusWrite 286 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 31.6 156% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 215 190% 287 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 106%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 467GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 473 475 475 476 475 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 478 Mixed 350 SusWrite 474 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 49.5 178% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 164 176% 292 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 118%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 207 208 208 206 206 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 158 156 156 158 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 134 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 154 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 73% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 114%
SV FAST 4TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 3TB free, PID 020a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 155 160 164 164 163 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 177 Write 160 Mixed 59 SusWrite 161 182% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 143% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 29.4 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 33 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 118%

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Gaming 152%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) - $400

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,674x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	641x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	460x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	278x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	235x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	192x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	172x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	127x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	103x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	89x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,454

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16