MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 141%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 134%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics129% 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 Drive345% 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.
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)
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190325
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 24 '19 at 02:32
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 163
2-Core 295
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 647
8-Core 1,178
109% 913 Pts
64-Core 1,237
77% 1,237 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 108%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing below potential (78th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
129% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 166
Parallax 163
146% 169 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 146
Splatting 107
115% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1308 1269 1271 1259 1170 1126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
345% Outstanding
Read 2,473
Write 2,230
Mixed 1,612
SusWrite 1,234
422% 1,887 MB/s
4K Read 64
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 86
288% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,995
DQ Write 1,672
DQ Mixed 1,785
1,350% 1,817 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 345%
Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
466GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 285 286 285 286 287 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 479
Mixed 423
SusWrite 307
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 62.8
212% 75.5 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 346
261% 349 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 121%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
921GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 168 171 169 169 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 142
Mixed 85
SusWrite 170
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 106%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$127
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
MC Read 36.7
MC Write 38.5
MC Mixed 30.2
100% 35.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 41.1
SC Mixed 30.6
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 53.7
74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 120%

 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 3,117 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) - $400

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $1,475
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