MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 149%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics136% 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 Drive272% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180907
Uptime6.3 Days
Run DateJan 29 '19 at 20:06
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 164
2-Core 327
106% 196 Pts
4-Core 649
8-Core 956
100% 803 Pts
64-Core 965
60% 965 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 109%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2849 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Lighting 199
Reflection 195
Parallax 216
162% 203 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 173
Splatting 121
113% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 136%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1447 1467 1481 1541 1544 1537 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
272% Outstanding
Read 1,498
Write 1,281
Mixed 1068
SusWrite 1,503
301% 1,337 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 74.8
254% 89.7 MB/s
DQ Read 943
DQ Write 925
DQ Mixed 323
411% 730 MB/s
Poor: 154%
This bench: 272%
Great: 282%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78
4TB free
Firmware: FS2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 187 191 188 188 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 171
Mixed 68.5
SusWrite 188
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
390% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 108%
Great: 109%
Hitachi HDS723020ALA640 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: MK7OAAU0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 43 39 39 41 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
22.2% Poor
Read 37.2
Write 47.7
Mixed 29.2
SusWrite 40.2
28% 38.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.2
52% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 39.1
MC Mixed 33.2
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.8
SC Write 41.1
SC Mixed 31.9
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 50.6
79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%

 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 3,123 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: $1,454
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HDDRAMUSB
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