MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 146%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 138%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics137% 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 Drive317% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181114
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 21 '19 at 12:16
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$258
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 154
2-Core 306
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 614
8-Core 1,114
104% 864 Pts
64-Core 1,178
73% 1,178 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
137% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 190
Parallax 168
141% 177 fps
MRender 251
Gravity 214
Splatting 139
158% 201 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 137%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
461GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 819 915 1136 1054 1010 977 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
317% Outstanding
Read 2,521
Write 2374
Mixed 1,643
SusWrite 985
421% 1,881 MB/s
4K Read 59.9
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 82
270% 93.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1720
DQ Write 1,508
DQ Mixed 1,606
1,206% 1,612 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 317%
Great: 372%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$48
280GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 473 474 436 397 395 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 470
Mixed 450
SusWrite 441
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 53.2
174% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 294
239% 339 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 118%
Great: 125%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52
447GB free
Firmware: JE4OA60A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 59 62 63 62 63 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
44.5% Average
Read 93.2
Write 91
Mixed 48
SusWrite 61.8
54% 73.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 36.9
MC Mixed 27.6
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 39.1
SC Mixed 28.8
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 53.8
74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 104%

 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 3,113 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $1,457
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