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 (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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	197% 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.

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	12.4 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 17:29
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^th 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-$252 550,833 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 95.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 315 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 1,234 110% 931 Pts	64-Core 1,240 77% 1,240 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 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 169 Reflection 159 Parallax 157 138% 162 fps	Gravity 138 Splatting 105 105% 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% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 563 559 635 619 576 387 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,482 Write 644 Mixed 649 SusWrite 556 184% 833 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 58.1 242% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,094 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 344 338% 564 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 213%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 143GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 326 205 281 288 284 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 488 Mixed 374 SusWrite 286 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 41.2 157% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 192 184% 288 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 123GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 346 397 397 393 393 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 499 Write 401 Mixed 303 SusWrite 371 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 28.6 113% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 160 129% 188 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 86%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 236GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 405 464 456 441 429 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 488 Mixed 394 SusWrite 422 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 56.9 203% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 253 216% 318 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 (79^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 27.5 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 29.9 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.5% 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	1,674x
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 $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	278x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,456

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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