MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 143% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	135% 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	155% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '19 at 21:39
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 307 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 1,106 102% 850 Pts	64-Core 1,652 102% 1,652 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37BD) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	135% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 185 Parallax 151 135% 167 fps	MRender 253 Gravity 216 Splatting 139 159% 202 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Viper M.2 VPN100 1TB 3,813 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1025 559 501 0.7 255 0.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 1,993 Mixed 619 SusWrite 390 198% 868 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 46 179% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,469 DQ Write 1,131 DQ Mixed 1,334 989% 1,311 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 287%
Plextor PX-1TM9PeY 1TB 410 User benchmarks, average bench 207% 120GB free Firmware: 1.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 51 58 95 75 76 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.8% Average	Read 10.7 Write 139 Mixed 58 SusWrite 72.1 16% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 13.9 136% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 9.6 39% 88.2 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 267%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 178 180 182 179 182 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3333C16 2x16GB 269 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 32.9 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 32.1 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

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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) - $400

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,674x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	641x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 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 $90Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,454

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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