MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 140%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 143%
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 107%, 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 Drive287% 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)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 10 '19 at 08:40
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU2%
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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-$427
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 156
2-Core 312
103% 188 Pts
4-Core 623
8-Core 1,142
106% 882 Pts
64-Core 1,737
108% 1,737 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 107%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 170
Parallax 164
146% 171 fps
MRender 193
Gravity 150
Splatting 110
119% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1489 402 403 405 405 405 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
287% Outstanding
Read 2,593
Write 2,288
Mixed 1,608
SusWrite 585
394% 1,768 MB/s
4K Read 68.5
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 92.3
315% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,014
DQ Write 1,244
DQ Mixed 1,170
871% 1,143 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 287%
Great: 302%
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80
130GB free
Firmware: SVN139 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1097 1094 1072 1083 1078 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
284% Outstanding
Read 2,177
Write 1,069
Mixed 1,067
SusWrite 934
291% 1,312 MB/s
4K Read 70.3
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 92.9
317% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 828
DQ Write 1,031
DQ Mixed 641
564% 833 MB/s
Poor: 104%
This bench: 284%
Great: 241%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
121GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 136 137 137 137 136 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Read 134
Write 126
Mixed 85.8
SusWrite 136
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.5%
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 @ 3202 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
95% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 26.2
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 39.2
SC Mixed 32
85% 29.8 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 95%
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 3,113 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $1,457
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