MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	72% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180907
Uptime	6.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '19 at 16:15
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing way below expectations (16^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 83 1-Core 139 2-Core 249 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 1,025 98% 807 Pts	64-Core 1,502 93% 1,502 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3308) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72% Very good	Lighting 89.9 Reflection 96.9 Parallax 81.1 73% 89.3 fps	MRender 82.7 Gravity 87.5 Splatting 84.3 70% 84.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 420 Write 354 Mixed 254 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 60.3 4K Mixed 32.2 110% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 98.2 DQ Mixed 39.6 68% 137 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Patriot Hellfire NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$233 2,120 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 210GB free Firmware: E7FM02.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4939 Write 57.8 Mixed 118 354% 1705 MB/s	4K Read 778 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 7.1 1,189% 263 MB/s
Poor: 97% Great: 195%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 735GB free Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,163 Write 2,108 Mixed 1,543 432% 1,938 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 61.8 208% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,118 DQ Write 1,243 DQ Mixed 1,095 848% 1,152 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 362GB free Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,535 Write 61.7 Mixed 116 396% 1,904 MB/s	4K Read 821 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 7.4 1,254% 277 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 272GB free Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,060 Write 59.3 Mixed 117 363% 1,745 MB/s	4K Read 699 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 6.7 1,069% 236 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 289GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,210 Write 43.8 Mixed 84.5 1,274% 1,780 MB/s	4K Read 856 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.9 35,874% 286 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 87%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 778GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,321 Write 37.8 Mixed 102 1,304% 1,820 MB/s	4K Read 789 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.2 33,156% 264 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 4133 C19 2x8GB 141 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.1% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 19.5 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 18 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 127%

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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