MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 173%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 178%
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics166% 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 Drive250% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190325
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateDec 05 '19 at 18:59
Run Duration223 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 14%
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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 i9-9900K-$405
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 151
2-Core 299
101% 182 Pts
4-Core 599
8-Core 1,183
105% 891 Pts
64-Core 1,650
102% 1,650 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
166% Outstanding
Lighting 235
Reflection 230
Parallax 235
192% 233 fps
MRender 263
Gravity 226
Splatting 144
165% 211 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 166%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor PX-512M9PeY 512GB
336GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 630 392 439 480 477 462 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
250% Outstanding
Read 1,921
Write 1,944
Mixed 1,408
SusWrite 480
322% 1,438 MB/s
4K Read 62.2
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 83.9
293% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,324
DQ Write 1078
DQ Mixed 966
787% 1,123 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 250%
Great: 251%
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
182GB free
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1168 821 776 756 775 732 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 1,382
Write 1,475
Mixed 725
SusWrite 838
248% 1,105 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 60.3
211% 76.6 MB/s
DQ Read 962
DQ Write 904
DQ Mixed 816
644% 894 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 213%
Great: 238%
WD Blue SSHD 4TB (2015)-$65
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 140 143 147 145 145 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Read 142
Write 150
Mixed 87.7
SusWrite 144
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
667GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 144 155 152 154 153 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 114
Write 110
Mixed 65.3
SusWrite 151
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 27.2
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 42.2
SC Mixed 31.8
92% 32.1 GB/s
Latency 49.1
81% 49.1 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 122%

 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 3,137 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) - $243

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $1,297
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