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 way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	364% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '19 at 07:49
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 278 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,143 104% 870 Pts	64-Core 1,191 74% 1,191 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 6775) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 242 Reflection 150 Parallax 129 197% 174 fps	Gravity 138 Splatting 114 110% 126 fps
Poor: 86% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 656GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1881 1835 1838 1870 1872 1874 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	364% Outstanding	Read 2,577 Write 1,868 Mixed 1104 SusWrite 1,862 414% 1,853 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 76.8 255% 91.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,742 DQ Write 1,327 DQ Mixed 1,273 1,023% 1,447 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 364% Great: 363%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 381GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,158 Write 7249 Mixed 6781 1,579% 7,063 MB/s	4K Read 749 4K Write 338 4K Mixed 450 1,891% 512 MB/s	DQ Read 2,070 DQ Write 1,531 DQ Mixed 1,652 1,275% 1,751 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 118%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 966GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 171 173 173 174 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 143 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 173 91% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE16G4D30AEEA.K16FB 2x16GB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3002 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 32.8 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 29.8 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%

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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	1,672x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	639x
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 $95Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $183	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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