MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 105%, 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	170% 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, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '19 at 23:49
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 164 2-Core 326 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 1,188 108% 908 Pts	64-Core 1,682 104% 1,682 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, 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: 43% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Force MP300 960GB 353 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 789GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 823 705 702 704 708 703 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 791 Write 975 Mixed 852 SusWrite 724 189% 836 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 51.1 178% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 984 DQ Write 773 DQ Mixed 892 664% 883 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 185%
WD Gold 8TB (128MB Cache 2016)-$103 288 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 7.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 207 194 205 198 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 206 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 197 125% 171 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 192% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 115%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 2,737 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 11GB free, PID 007a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 8.1 8.1 2.5 0 4.6 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	5.5% Terrible	Read 19.5 Write 6.3 Mixed 7.5 SusWrite 5.1 11% 9.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.5% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.3% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.6 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 24.1 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 114%

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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 $90Bench 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: $1,454

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 $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