MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	192% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190819
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '19 at 17:23
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	18%

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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-$285 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 157 2-Core 315 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 1,232 110% 930 Pts	64-Core 1,204 74% 1,204 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3721) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 166 Reflection 156 Parallax 169 135% 164 fps	Gravity 139 Splatting 105 106% 122 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60 1,772 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 557 538 634 548 407 366 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,437 Write 636 Mixed 644 SusWrite 508 178% 806 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 58.1 242% 93.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,102 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 408 370% 588 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 213%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 143GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 368 173 288 287 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 436 Mixed 368 SusWrite 287 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 39.2 148% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 197 187% 293 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 101%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 123GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 339 369 372 378 389 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 483 Write 388 Mixed 297 SusWrite 356 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 28.4 110% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 157 128% 186 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 86%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 236GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 405 467 451 451 459 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 488 Mixed 404 SusWrite 426 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 56.5 203% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 252 216% 319 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 27.5 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 29.9 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 107%

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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	1,677x
Core i7-9700KIntel $285Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	642x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	462x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	278x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $97Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	235x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	193x
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: $1,461

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $40	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