MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	112% 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	251% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '19 at 17:27
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th 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-$427 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 160 2-Core 315 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,100 103% 856 Pts	64-Core 1,761 109% 1,761 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3791) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2652 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 163 Parallax 151 119% 153 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 144 Splatting 122 106% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 716 425 425 421 420 411 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,590 Write 2,272 Mixed 1,636 SusWrite 470 388% 1,742 MB/s	4K Read 68.7 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 89 298% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,017 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 1,171 710% 786 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 180GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 318 319 317 317 317 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 490 Mixed 466 SusWrite 341 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 63.6 218% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 129%
WDC WD4003FFBX-68MU3N0 4TB 1,319 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 3TB free Firmware: 83.00A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 227 223 223 227 220 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	25% Poor	Read 214 Write 224 Mixed 99.3 SusWrite 222 43% 190 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 9.4 4K Mixed 1.5 10% 4.27 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 4.3 DQ Mixed 3.7 2% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 27%
G-drive SSD 500GB 163 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 295GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 405 406 369 311 408 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 364 Write 264 Mixed 329 SusWrite 393 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 66.4 4K Mixed 42.3 142% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 88.8 112% 202 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 87%
Samsung Flash Drive 64GB 8,748 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 60GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 24 26 26 26 24 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 214 Write 47.5 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 26.3 96% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 13.4 4K Mixed 11.6 905% 13.2 MB/s	DQ Read 18.8 DQ Write 20.6 DQ Mixed 13.1 1,216% 17.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 5,453 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 32.4 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 32.1 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 139%

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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 $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,670x
Core i7-9700KIntel $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	637x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $300Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	460x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	278x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	234x
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	88x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,457

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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