MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 176%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 181%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics167% 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 Drive373% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 10 '18 at 02:59
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 98.9
1-Core 146
2-Core 313
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 607
8-Core 1,196
107% 902 Pts
64-Core 1,670
103% 1,670 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
167% Outstanding
Lighting 235
Reflection 240
Parallax 250
192% 242 fps
MRender 268
Gravity 233
Splatting 145
169% 215 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 167%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
445GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1928 1894 1945 2033 2001 1991 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
373% Outstanding
Read 2,570
Write 1,827
Mixed 1,119
SusWrite 1,965
418% 1,870 MB/s
4K Read 62
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 81.3
282% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,473
DQ Write 1,348
DQ Mixed 1,417
1,062% 1,413 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 373%
Great: 393%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB
315GB free
Firmware: SAFM02.H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 450 478 350 441 420 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 386
Write 467
Mixed 338
SusWrite 436
92% 407 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 38.9
152% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 174
178% 288 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
168GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 112 117 120 119 111 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 153
Write 126
Mixed 84.7
SusWrite 116
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.6
130% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C17 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 40.1
MC Write 43.3
MC Mixed 31.1
109% 38.2 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 49.7
SC Mixed 35.3
105% 36.8 GB/s
Latency 41.7
96% 41.7 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 111%
Great: 134%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) Builds (Compare 3,122 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 151%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $1,459
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