MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 180%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 183%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 108%, 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 Drive338% 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)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181114
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '19 at 23:32
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 159
2-Core 318
105% 191 Pts
4-Core 637
8-Core 1,185
109% 911 Pts
64-Core 1,707
106% 1,707 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 108%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3950 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
167% Outstanding
Lighting 234
Reflection 233
Parallax 227
191% 231 fps
MRender 272
Gravity 236
Splatting 147
171% 218 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 167%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
677GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2356 2127 1143 1141 1146 1131 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
338% Outstanding
Read 2487
Write 2,117
Mixed 1,684
SusWrite 1,507
437% 1,949 MB/s
4K Read 65.2
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 85.5
282% 96.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1528
DQ Write 1,121
DQ Mixed 1,287
972% 1,312 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 338%
Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
477GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 486 486 488 482 486 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 485
Mixed 464
SusWrite 486
110% 487 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 65.2
224% 82.1 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 353
257% 335 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
222GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 486 485 488 480 484 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 485
Mixed 411
SusWrite 485
106% 471 MB/s
4K Read 48.3
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 68
232% 83.9 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 265
212% 299 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 136%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
MC Read 35.5
MC Write 37
MC Mixed 27.1
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.9
SC Write 41.3
SC Mixed 34.4
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 47.8
84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 113%

 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 3,115 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: $1,458
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