MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	268% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '19 at 17:15
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$188 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 160 2-Core 285 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 921 94% 757 Pts	64-Core 1,280 79% 1,280 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$104 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 628 307 305 304 309 309 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,455 Write 1,457 Mixed 994 SusWrite 360 290% 1,316 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 85.4 306% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 1,419 DQ Mixed 994 807% 1,126 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 280%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 25GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 129 129 129 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 471 Write 134 Mixed 132 SusWrite 129 47% 217 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 20.3 124% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 50.1 84% 169 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 73%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 3TB-$79 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2TB free Firmware: CV26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 184 183 179 184 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 176 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 182 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$107 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 136 138 131 140 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	78% Very good	Read 134 Write 139 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 138 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 108%
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 500GB 28,774 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 45GB free Firmware: 04.01A04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 72 72 72 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	52% Above average	Read 109 Write 108 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 71.7 64% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 82%
ST950032 5AS 500GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 302GB free, PID 0718 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 31 30 31 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 28.7 Write 29.2 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 30.3 38% 27.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 1,432 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 25.5 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 29.2 82% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 102%

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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) - $243

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,703x
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	649x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $269Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	248x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	473x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	281x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	233x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	239x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $142Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	196x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	173x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $167Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	128x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	106x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $117Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	90x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,349

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Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369