MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	157% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '19 at 12:11
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 87.5 1-Core 137 2-Core 243 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 850 80% 664 Pts	64-Core 1,056 65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 118 Reflection 67.2 Parallax 66.3 96% 83.7 fps	Gravity 59.1 Splatting 57.1 51% 58.1 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 20,095 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 179 179 190 200 190 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,622 Write 729 Mixed 666 SusWrite 235 178% 813 MB/s	4K Read 55.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 45.7 202% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 722 DQ Write 65.5 DQ Mixed 83.9 140% 290 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 244%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 52GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 445 402 380 357 339 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 476 Mixed 371 SusWrite 398 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 54.9 181% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%
Seagate ST8000VX0002-1Z6 8TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 7TB free Firmware: AV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 224 229 228 229 228 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 30% Great: 107%
Patriot Memory 127GB 473 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 64GB free, PID 6000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 102 103 103 103 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 277 Write 4.3 Mixed 3.2 SusWrite 94.2 86% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.8 128% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 6,294 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 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: How to enable XMP	70.6% Very good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22.2 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 23.4 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 110%

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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 $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,670x
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	638x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	234x
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	88x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,458

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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