MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	129% 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 Drive	317% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	7.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '19 at 21:01
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 160 2-Core 321 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1,242 111% 938 Pts	64-Core 1,241 77% 1,241 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2287) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 169 Parallax 167 145% 172 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 148 Splatting 113 117% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74 6,712 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 693GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1750 1407 1411 1415 1413 1412 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 1,931 Write 2,238 Mixed 1,639 SusWrite 1,468 410% 1,819 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 68.9 241% 91.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,881 DQ Write 1,518 DQ Mixed 1,673 1,260% 1,691 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 335%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 405GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 480 393 378 377 378 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 418 Write 477 Mixed 368 SusWrite 414 95% 419 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 43.5 166% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 332 250% 334 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$120 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 341GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 466 466 467 466 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 453 Mixed 402 SusWrite 466 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 55.8 198% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 291 236% 335 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 125%
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 392GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 441 440 442 441 441 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 434 Mixed 338 SusWrite 441 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 46.5 171% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 208 175% 252 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 108%
Toshiba HDWF180 8TB 2,355 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4.5TB free Firmware: GX0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 195 193 199 196 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 202 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 197 125% 171 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.7 215% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 562GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 101 101 104 104 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 53.5 Write 98.5 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 102 51% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.8 342% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB-$74 9,729 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 26.5 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 26 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 87%

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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 $295	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