MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.7% 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	324% 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.

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	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190819
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '19 at 07:17
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$265 550,833 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 (8^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 84 1-Core 117 2-Core 235 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 930 83% 699 Pts	64-Core 931 58% 931 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 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 (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.7% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 135 Parallax 118 104% 127 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 124 Splatting 104 92% 113 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 845GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2158 2153 1181 1176 1187 1181 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2,517 Write 2,331 Mixed 1,661 SusWrite 1506 449% 2,004 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 81.4 268% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,167 DQ Write 994 DQ Mixed 1076 808% 1,079 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 67GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 491 309 116 116 111 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 484 Mixed 412 SusWrite 272 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 58.1 193% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 131%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 461GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 124 125 124 124 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 141 Write 126 Mixed 95.4 SusWrite 124 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 85%

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 way below expectations (15^th percentile)	72% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 22.1 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 22.6 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 130%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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) - $243

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,680x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	642x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $294Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	464x
RTX 2080Nvidia $391Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	279x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	231x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	236x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	193x
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: $1,295

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16