MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99.4% 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 Drive	179% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180907
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '19 at 17:42
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 935 93% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,199 74% 1,199 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.4% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 141 Parallax 131 103% 133 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 127 Splatting 104 93% 114 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 301 275 256 221 203 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 1,501 Write 366 Mixed 544 SusWrite 270 146% 670 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 59.7 213% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,179 DQ Write 474 DQ Mixed 738 570% 797 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 353%
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 40GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 77 76 77 39 63 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 409 Write 408 Mixed 356 SusWrite 99.5 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 63 4K Mixed 16.4 77% 31.5 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 3.6 61% 141 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 76%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 788GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 129 129 128 133 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 131 Write 121 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 130 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 107%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$78 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 379GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 93 93 90 91 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 91.3 Write 91 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 91.7 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 86%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$78 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 39GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 136 134 136 138 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	71% Very good	Read 112 Write 112 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 136 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 86%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$78 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 47GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 145 156 144 116 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 150 Write 150 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 140 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$110 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 31.1 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 30.3 88% 31 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 105%

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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) - $243

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,680x
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	642x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	464x
RTX 2080Nvidia $389Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	279x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	231x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	236x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	193x
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: $1,301

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16