MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 141%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 146%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics130% 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 Drive285% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190325
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 04 '19 at 00:00
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 157
2-Core 312
104% 189 Pts
4-Core 632
8-Core 1,201
109% 916 Pts
64-Core 1756
109% 1756 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 108%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 170
Parallax 180
146% 177 fps
MRender 195
Gravity 150
Splatting 110
120% 152 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1496 407 406 406 406 407 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
285% Outstanding
Read 2,593
Write 2,284
Mixed 1,602
SusWrite 588
394% 1,767 MB/s
4K Read 65.3
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 91.2
309% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,008
DQ Write 1,229
DQ Mixed 1164
865% 1,134 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 285%
Great: 302%
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80
131GB free
Firmware: SVN139 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1081 1094 1054 1053 1047 1094 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
291% Outstanding
Read 2,104
Write 401
Mixed 1,059
SusWrite 1,070
256% 1,159 MB/s
4K Read 70.7
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 94.6
326% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 821
DQ Write 1,016
DQ Mixed 629
555% 822 MB/s
Poor: 104%
This bench: 291%
Great: 241%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
121GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 137 137 137 136 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
77% Very good
Read 132
Write 128
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 136
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3232 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
MC Read 38.8
MC Write 35.2
MC Mixed 26.4
96% 33.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 39.2
SC Mixed 32.6
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 48.1
83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) Builds (Compare 3,122 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 151%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) - $400

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $1,459
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