MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	117% 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, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180907
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '19 at 00:14
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$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 (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 152 2-Core 301 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1165 105% 884 Pts	64-Core 1,648 102% 1,648 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2281) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 888GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 482 485 486 485 487 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 482 Mixed 433 SusWrite 484 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 53.9 162% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 350 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 175 174 178 175 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 148 Mixed 89 SusWrite 176 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 174 175 176 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 163 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 174 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 100%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB 2,127 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 244GB free, PID 5071 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 41 41 39 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 37.7 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 39.9 45% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 23.6 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 106%

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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	641x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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