MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	127% 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 Drive	123% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '19 at 12:13
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 161 2-Core 321 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1,255 112% 945 Pts	64-Core 1,257 78% 1,257 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 169 Parallax 182 143% 175 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 150 Splatting 110 116% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 409GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 421 484 491 491 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 470 Mixed 372 SusWrite 444 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 56 192% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 333 256% 349 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
Hitachi HUS726020ALE614 2TB 380 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 1TB free Firmware: APGNW907 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 137 132 134 135 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 120 Write 121 Mixed 68 SusWrite 134 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.8 201% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 115%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 203 205 204 204 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 210 Mixed 109 SusWrite 204 133% 181 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 29.1 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 31.8 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

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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	641x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	460x
RTX 2080Nvidia $394Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	278x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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