MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 173%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 179%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics165% 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.
Memory32GB 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 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)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '19 at 06:31
Run Duration336 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$405
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 153
2-Core 308
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 614
8-Core 1,199
107% 907 Pts
64-Core 1,693
105% 1,693 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Zotac(19DA 4513) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
165% Outstanding
Lighting 229
Reflection 250
Parallax 238
186% 239 fps
MRender 268
Gravity 226
Splatting 152
169% 215 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 165%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$39
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,331
Write 2,167
Mixed 1,446
440% 1,982 MB/s
4K Read 63.5
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 83.6
281% 98.1 MB/s
DQ Read 982
DQ Write 1,129
DQ Mixed 962
751% 1,025 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
144GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 464 462 461 406 320 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 469
Mixed 446
SusWrite 429
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 97.3
4K Mixed 58.3
191% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 122%
Great: 129%
WDC WD4003FFBX-68MU3N0 4TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 83.00A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 188 216 211 216 211 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
25.1% Poor
Read 242
Write 246
Mixed 100
SusWrite 208
45% 199 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 9.5
4K Mixed 1.2
9% 4.13 MB/s
DQ Read 0.9
DQ Write 3.5
DQ Mixed 3.2
2% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 25.1%
Great: 27%
G-drive SSD 500GB
462GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 398 398 399 398 399 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 458
Write 432
Mixed 316
SusWrite 399
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 65.6
4K Mixed 41.7
139% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 148
132% 204 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 87%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
776GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2099 2224 1535 1520 1536 1553 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
367% Outstanding
Read 2,596
Write 2,258
Mixed 1,767
SusWrite 1,745
469% 2,091 MB/s
4K Read 67.9
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 93.2
308% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,563
DQ Write 1,182
DQ Mixed 1,318
1,000% 1,354 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 367%
Great: 410%
Samsung Flash Drive 64GB
32GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 16 18 17 17 17 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
38.2% Below average
Read 42
Write 24.5
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 17.3
38% 29.8 MB/s
4K Read 6.6
4K Write 8.7
4K Mixed 5.7
514% 7 MB/s
DQ Read 8.2
DQ Write 9.4
DQ Mixed 6.4
568% 8 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 40.5
MC Write 39.6
MC Mixed 32.5
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.3
SC Write 45.4
SC Mixed 32.5
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 51.7
77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 106%
Great: 139%

 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: $1,297
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