MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	317% 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	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190819
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '19 at 08:35
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 116 2-Core 234 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 930 82% 697 Pts	64-Core 918 57% 918 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91% 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: 441.8 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 140 Parallax 135 105% 134 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 128 Splatting 106 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% 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% 838GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1492 1721 1671 1194 1184 1179 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,522 Write 2,369 Mixed 1,684 SusWrite 1,407 447% 1,995 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 83 274% 94.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,103 DQ Write 936 DQ Mixed 1,027 767% 1,022 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 67GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 488 490 491 337 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 488 Mixed 415 SusWrite 399 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 55.8 185% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 131%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 461GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 124 124 125 124 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 149 Write 123 Mixed 118 SusWrite 122 95% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 77.9% 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 @ 3867 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 46.3 MC Mixed 37.6 121% 42.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 28.2 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 115% 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 $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,672x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	639x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	460x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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