MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 140%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 144%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics129% 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 Drive194% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190819
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 27 '19 at 18:40
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 160
2-Core 320
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 640
8-Core 1189
109% 914 Pts
64-Core 1,774
110% 1,774 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 108%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 170
Parallax 167
145% 172 fps
MRender 186
Gravity 151
Splatting 112
118% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB
322GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 827 466 480 488 485 485 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
194% Outstanding
Read 1,242
Write 1,475
Mixed 873
SusWrite 538
232% 1,032 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 61
208% 77.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,200
DQ Write 922
DQ Mixed 849
693% 991 MB/s
Poor: 125%
This bench: 194%
Great: 262%
Kingmax 480GB 480GB
231GB free
Firmware: V4.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 368 446 446 439 442 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 419
Mixed 363
SusWrite 410
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 25.8
129% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 34.8
75% 152 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 109%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
931GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 187 188 188 190 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Read 126
Write 172
Mixed 39
SusWrite 186
95% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 35.1
MC Mixed 26.1
95% 33.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 38.8
SC Mixed 31.8
89% 31 GB/s
Latency 48.8
82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 111%

 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 3,121 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: $1,456
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