MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	122% 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	251% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	21.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 20 '19 at 21:52
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 1,057 102% 837 Pts	64-Core 1,747 108% 1,747 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 8662) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 159 Parallax 170 136% 165 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 139 Splatting 103 110% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 324GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 829 591 633 636 631 634 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,914 Write 1,618 Mixed 824 SusWrite 659 279% 1,253 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 67.2 262% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,241 DQ Write 1209 DQ Mixed 982 804% 1,144 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 254%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 34GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 97 98 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 192 Write 123 Mixed 131 SusWrite 97.2 30% 136 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 25.3 124% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 96.9 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 84.2 70% 100 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 61%
OCZ Agility 4 256GB-$90 1,416 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 48GB free Firmware: 1.5.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 178 188 195 191 194 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 317 Write 189 Mixed 172 SusWrite 188 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 27 118% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 202 157% 217 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 28.7 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 30.6 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 114%

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

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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	1,672x
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 $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	278x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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