MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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	125% 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	252% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180907
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '19 at 19:44
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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-$409 354,223 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 97.5 1-Core 161 2-Core 322 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 1,166 108% 901 Pts	64-Core 1,732 107% 1,732 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3721) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 160 Parallax 175 137% 168 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 151 Splatting 110 120% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 485GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 442 450 454 459 457 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 463 Mixed 411 SusWrite 451 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 79 4K Mixed 48.9 157% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 350 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
Crucial M550 512GB-$283 5,683 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 48GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 410 417 424 422 418 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 437 Write 459 Mixed 306 SusWrite 418 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 38.5 136% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 224 202% 308 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 111%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 241GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1566 666 669 669 669 659 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1,737 Write 2021 Mixed 1,473 SusWrite 816 340% 1,512 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 69.9 240% 84.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,424 DQ Write 1,196 DQ Mixed 1,272 963% 1,297 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 340%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 72 72 72 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 71.7 Write 71.2 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 71.6 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 84%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 756GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 99 100 100 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 95 Write 95.8 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 98.3 67% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 28.8 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 32.2 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 48.3 83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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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 $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,670x
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	639x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	234x
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	88x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,458

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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