MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 18 '19 at 19:12
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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-$390 491,919 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 161 2-Core 325 108% 194 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1,245 117% 945 Pts	64-Core 1,239 83% 1,239 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,005,992 User benchmarks, average bench 106% MSI(1462 3365) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2678 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 156 Parallax 148 124% 152 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 147 Splatting 116 116% 129 fps
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 115%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$62 8,249 User benchmarks, average bench 194% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 1,716 Write 1531 Mixed 1,318 339% 1,521 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 72.9 259% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 851 DQ Write 1,395 DQ Mixed 793 694% 1,013 MB/s
Poor: 145% Great: 235%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$140 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 119GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 408 485 481 144 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 486 Mixed 417 SusWrite 337 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 66.6 230% 84.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 84,032 User benchmarks, average bench 324% 278GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2212 2214 2215 2221 2213 2219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	402% Outstanding	Read 2,650 Write 2221 Mixed 1491 SusWrite 2,215 481% 2,144 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 83.9 288% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,476 DQ Write 1,746 DQ Mixed 1,610 1,213% 1,610 MB/s
Poor: 218% ↑ This bench: 402% Great: 402%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 27.4 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 30.5 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 105%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Gaming 163%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 163%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) - $320

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $595Bench 96%, 482,592 samples	3,526x
Core i7-9700KIntel $390Bench 96%, 491,919 samples	1,352x
Core i7-8700KIntel $300Bench 89%, 699,090 samples	373x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $980Bench 172%, 340,975 samples	1,331x
RTX 2080Nvidia $625Bench 129%, 283,251 samples	653x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $650Bench 137%, 245,237 samples	609x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 331%, 411,839 samples	554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $169Bench 299%, 321,590 samples	529x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 269%, 436,255 samples	428x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $177Bench 91%, 88,646 samples	300x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $200Bench 88%, 141,007 samples	235x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 91%, 88,330 samples	209x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $2,177

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $275	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $446	Crucial MX500 250GB $35
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $544	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $373	Nvidia RTX 3050 $292	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $64	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17