MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	119% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190819
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '20 at 19:41
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.8 GHz, turbo 6.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 282 99% 177 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 1,008 99% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,264 78% 1,264 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59% Above average	Lighting 74.2 Reflection 73.1 Parallax 92.7 60% 80 fps	MRender 75 Gravity 74.5 Splatting 60.1 56% 69.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 173 160 156 144 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 490 Mixed 465 SusWrite 182 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 66.4 228% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 128%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 12GB free Firmware: UF4500RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 459 Write 366 Mixed 194 75% 340 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 28 4K Mixed 16.3 66% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 81.9 DQ Mixed 40.4 46% 79.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 104GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 123 122 122 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 146 Write 107 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 122 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 113%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 16GB 16,813 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 14GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 7.8 9.6 8.4 8.4 9.3 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	9.11% Terrible	Read 39.2 Write 14 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 8.8 19% 17.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 9.11% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 26.4 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 38.9 SC Mixed 31.9 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 107%

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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 $95Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,459

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 $40	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