MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics105% 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 Drive236% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180907
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '19 at 10:35
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 128
2-Core 258
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 848
81% 668 Pts
64-Core 1,135
70% 1,135 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 113
Parallax 121
108% 122 fps
MRender 166
Gravity 125
Splatting 97.8
102% 130 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1179 329 332 330 332 330 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
236% Outstanding
Read 2,053
Write 1,459
Mixed 1,116
SusWrite 472
283% 1,275 MB/s
4K Read 55.6
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 74.3
250% 87.8 MB/s
DQ Read 976
DQ Write 1,152
DQ Mixed 1,004
773% 1,044 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 236%
Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
669GB free
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 434 441 434 444 431 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 436
Mixed 400
SusWrite 422
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 67
4K Mixed 39.2
130% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 296
236% 330 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 101%
Great: 125%
Hitachi HDS721032CLA362 320GB-$150
298GB free
Firmware: JPFOA3GH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 87 87 86 86 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 74.2
Write 89
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 86.6
56% 76.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 38.5
MC Mixed 26.8
98% 34.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 39.5
SC Mixed 29.7
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 51
78% 51 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 101%

 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 3,121 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $1,456
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HDDRAMUSB
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