MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 133%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 Drive377% 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 @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 15 '19 at 06:32
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 99.2
1-Core 159
2-Core 318
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 628
8-Core 1,020
101% 824 Pts
64-Core 1,297
80% 1,297 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 108%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6796) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 182
Reflection 196
Parallax 180
149% 186 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 180
Splatting 127
117% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2428 2442 2430 1368 1132 1148 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
377% Outstanding
Read 2,543
Write 2419
Mixed 1576
SusWrite 1,824
469% 2,091 MB/s
4K Read 59.8
4K Write 204
4K Mixed 88.8
312% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,624
DQ Write 1,423
DQ Mixed 1,501
1,131% 1,516 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 377%
Great: 371%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 41.8
MC Write 41.4
MC Mixed 30.4
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 26.6
SC Write 44.5
SC Mixed 36.4
102% 35.8 GB/s
Latency 40
100% 40 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 110%
Great: 134%

 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 3,134 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) - $243

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $1,295
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