MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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	387% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	52.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180907
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '19 at 00:28
Run Duration	362 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1087 101% 845 Pts	64-Core 1,533 95% 1,533 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6180) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 144 Parallax 126 106% 133 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 130 Splatting 107 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2104 2160 2158 2167 2171 2131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	387% Outstanding	Read 2,531 Write 2,155 Mixed 1,255 SusWrite 2,148 453% 2,022 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 86.1 309% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,468 DQ Write 1,222 DQ Mixed 1,314 993% 1,335 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 387% Great: 393%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 833GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2346 2385 2409 2398 2401 2368 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	405% Outstanding	Read 2,403 Write 2,337 Mixed 1,274 SusWrite 2,385 472% 2,100 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 88.9 309% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,718 DQ Write 1,350 DQ Mixed 1,468 1,116% 1,512 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 405% Great: 425%
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 387 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 665GB free Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1330 1032 1082 1044 1103 1094 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,388 Write 1396 Mixed 684 SusWrite 1114 257% 1,146 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 65.2 234% 87 MB/s	DQ Read 953 DQ Write 849 DQ Mixed 853 653% 885 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 238%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 409GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2133 2109 2128 2045 2090 2094 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	392% Outstanding	Read 2,666 Write 2,129 Mixed 1,318 SusWrite 2,100 460% 2,053 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 85.8 307% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,475 DQ Write 1338 DQ Mixed 1,432 1,067% 1,415 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 392% Great: 393%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 134 125 115 135 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 120 Write 8 Mixed 103 SusWrite 129 67% 90 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.4 170% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D26BFSB.16FBD 4x16GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 27.4 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 28.7 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 112%

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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 $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,674x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	640x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	460x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	278x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	235x
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	89x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,456

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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