MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	85.5% 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	389% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '19 at 21:17
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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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 i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 155 2-Core 307 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,186 106% 895 Pts	64-Core 1,684 104% 1,684 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 112 Parallax 96.2 87% 105 fps	MRender 98.4 Gravity 100 Splatting 103 82% 100 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 415GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2197 2118 1475 1466 1518 1509 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	389% Outstanding	Read 2,533 Write 2,157 Mixed 1,502 SusWrite 1,714 443% 1,976 MB/s	4K Read 74.7 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 107 371% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1,631 DQ Write 1,440 DQ Mixed 1,530 1,148% 1,534 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 389% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 409GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2432 2137 1103 1100 1099 1098 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	372% Outstanding	Read 2,444 Write 2,273 Mixed 1,363 SusWrite 1,495 424% 1,894 MB/s	4K Read 71.3 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 103 357% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 1,707 DQ Write 1,554 DQ Mixed 1594 1,206% 1,618 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 372% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 208GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 467 467 388 271 234 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 446 Mixed 388 SusWrite 382 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 54.4 194% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Seagate ST6000NM0024-1HT17Z 6TB 821 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 5TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 210 209 210 210 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 197 Mixed 95.9 SusWrite 208 128% 176 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 223% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 30.5 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 30.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

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Gaming 152%

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Desktop 102%

UFO

Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) - $400

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,674x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	640x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	460x
RTX 2080Nvidia $394Bench 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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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