MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	83.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	255% 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	16GB 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 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	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '19 at 03:25
Run Duration	377 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 98.4 1-Core 157 2-Core 317 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 1,227 110% 930 Pts	64-Core 1,732 107% 1,732 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 114 Parallax 111 88% 111 fps	MRender 91.3 Gravity 99.2 Splatting 86.3 75% 92.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 964 322 320 326 319 322 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 2,433 Write 1,468 Mixed 1,196 SusWrite 429 305% 1,381 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 78.8 265% 92.7 MB/s	DQ Read 977 DQ Write 1212 DQ Mixed 1,007 784% 1,065 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 280%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 788GB free Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1408 1410 1410 758 533 533 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 1,524 Write 1,407 Mixed 1,075 SusWrite 1,009 281% 1,253 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 81.5 287% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 689 DQ Write 963 DQ Mixed 272 360% 641 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 295%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 223GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 141 197 196 187 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 375 Write 279 Mixed 262 SusWrite 191 62% 277 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 41 164% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 235 185% 255 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 85%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 954GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1401 1407 1391 1401 1424 1378 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 1,453 Write 1,419 Mixed 1,049 SusWrite 1,400 300% 1,330 MB/s	4K Read 56.1 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 76.2 262% 94.4 MB/s	DQ Read 638 DQ Write 902 DQ Mixed 274 346% 605 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 255%
Kingston HyperX 120GB 3,401 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 36GB free Firmware: 503A SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 110 109 116 118 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 376 Write 156 Mixed 188 SusWrite 116 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 24 83% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 79.6 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 67.2 63% 96.2 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 81%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 897GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 188 189 194 188 190 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 88.5 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 186 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 114%
WD WD7502AAEX-00Y9A0 750GB 4,731 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 78GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 76 77 74 76 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 130 Write 128 Mixed 118 SusWrite 76.1 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 77%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 437GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 51 52 51 52 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 93 Write 94 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 51.9 102% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 102% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 1,418 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 28.7 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 35.1 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 44 91% 44 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 126%

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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 $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,671x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	639x
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 $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	234x
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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,461

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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