MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	97.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	333% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190819
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '19 at 07:04
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 118 2-Core 220 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 843 79% 655 Pts	64-Core 863 53% 863 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 336C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.4% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 139 Parallax 117 101% 127 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 124 Splatting 103 91% 112 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 845GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2335 2103 1185 1186 1184 1181 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 2,516 Write 2,378 Mixed 1,699 SusWrite 1,529 455% 2,031 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 85.8 283% 99.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,233 DQ Write 1,033 DQ Mixed 1,114 839% 1,126 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 67GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 209 140 128 121 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 489 Mixed 408 SusWrite 200 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 57.6 192% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 131%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 461GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 124 124 124 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 124 Write 127 Mixed 118 SusWrite 123 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 85%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 2,737 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 11GB free, PID 007a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 7.6 7.8 8.5 7.8 7.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	6.52% Terrible	Read 22 Write 4.5 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 7.7 12% 10.7 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.52% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3866 C18 Series 4x8GB 139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.6% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 24.7 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 23.9 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 130%

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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 $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,670x
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	639x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	460x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	234x
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	88x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,458

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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