MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 162% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	122% 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	350% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190819
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '19 at 04:35
Run Duration	305 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i7-9700K-$360 110,907 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	1-Core 143 2-Core 287 101% 215 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 1,037 100% 802 Pts	64-Core 1,029 69% 1,029 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$650 115,200 User benchmarks, average bench 122% EVGA(3842 2182) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Lighting 523 Reflection 430 Parallax 513 137% 489 fps	MRender 354 Gravity 435 Splatting 252 122% 347 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$160 42,937 User benchmarks, average bench 335% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1394 1367 1905 1930 1914 1925 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 2,687 Write 2081 Mixed 1,364 SusWrite 1,739 440% 1,968 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 75 255% 91.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,375 DQ Write 1,215 DQ Mixed 1,258 954% 1,283 MB/s
Poor: 219% ↑ This bench: 350% Great: 395%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$120 34,836 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 197GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 435 421 423 425 424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 477 Mixed 411 SusWrite 435 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 52.4 180% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 250 216% 320 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$250 14,428 User benchmarks, average bench 335% 175GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1851 1643 1554 1476 1410 1348 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 2,689 Write 2,376 Mixed 1,504 SusWrite 1,547 454% 2,029 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 81 275% 98.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,466 DQ Write 1,332 DQ Mixed 1,392 1,046% 1,396 MB/s
Poor: 222% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 406%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$224 76,366 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 149GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 482 483 482 486 483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 485 Mixed 356 SusWrite 483 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 54.1 185% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 329 254% 347 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
WD Re 3TB (2012)-$60 717 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01K03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 155 156 155 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 160 Write 145 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 154 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$227 21,812 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled	67.5% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 21.1 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 21.2 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 112%

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Typical MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) Builds (Compare 3,732 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 137%

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Desktop 140%

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Workstation 136%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) - $240

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $472Bench 99%, 125,109 samples	1,912x
Core i7-9700KIntel $360Bench 99%, 110,907 samples	687x
Core i7-8700KIntel $355Bench 92%, 380,080 samples	310x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $1,030Bench 172%, 92,103 samples	956x
RTX 2080Nvidia $650Bench 122%, 115,200 samples	698x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $808Bench 131%, 401,281 samples	460x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 276%, 128,752 samples	379x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 308%, 57,613 samples	294x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $160Bench 335%, 42,937 samples	274x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $227Bench 94%, 21,812 samples	166x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $75Bench 86%, 103,800 samples	166x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 85%, 46,616 samples	137x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $2,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $150	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $244	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $360	Nvidia RTX 2060 $324	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24