MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 145%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 153%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics161% 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 Drive214% 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)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190819
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 07 '19 at 11:09
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 120
2-Core 242
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 933
84% 708 Pts
64-Core 1,721
106% 1,721 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
161% Outstanding
Lighting 218
Reflection 237
Parallax 256
178% 237 fps
MRender 277
Gravity 232
Splatting 149
172% 220 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 161%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 538 313 326 326 327 327 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 1,994
Write 1,420
Mixed 578
SusWrite 360
240% 1,088 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 57.3
209% 78.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,086
DQ Write 1,104
DQ Mixed 678
624% 956 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 214%
Great: 236%
Seagate ST4000DM006-2G5107 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: DN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 197 219 218 222 221 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 218
Write 217
Mixed 102
SusWrite 212
137% 187 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 1.1
263% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 123%
Great: 126%
Seagate ST2000DM009-2G4100 2TB
453GB free
Firmware: DN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 120 120 119 120 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
70.8% Very good
Read 130
Write 124
Mixed 76.2
SusWrite 117
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
198% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
68.8% Good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 19.2
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 21.1
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 137%

 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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $1,461
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