MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 121%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics108% 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 Drive347% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190819
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 11 '19 at 07:58
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 162
2-Core 324
106% 195 Pts
4-Core 643
8-Core 1,287
114% 965 Pts
64-Core 1,293
80% 1,293 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 336C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2712 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 158
Parallax 146
114% 148 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 141
Splatting 117
103% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
629GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1264 2055 1679 1185 1189 1187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
347% Outstanding
Read 2,522
Write 2,402
Mixed 1,756
SusWrite 1,426
454% 2,026 MB/s
4K Read 66.1
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 90.8
302% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,576
DQ Write 1,365
DQ Mixed 1449
1,092% 1,463 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 347%
Great: 372%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB
213GB free
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 493 494 494 494 441 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 490
Mixed 411
SusWrite 485
107% 474 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 67.5
232% 84 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 355
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 138%
Great: 131%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
322GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 124 123 124 125 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 128
Write 115
Mixed 110
SusWrite 124
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3866 C18 Series 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
122% Outstanding
MC Read 44.9
MC Write 48.2
MC Mixed 37.8
125% 43.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 51.8
SC Mixed 34.1
104% 36.5 GB/s
Latency 47.7
84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 122%
Great: 130%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) Builds (Compare 3,117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 151%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) - $400

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $1,461
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