MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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	85.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	8.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '20 at 18:38
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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-$427 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 309 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 1219 108% 918 Pts	64-Core 1,688 104% 1,688 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 152 Parallax 130 120% 143 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 143 Splatting 114 101% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Wildfire 120GB-$91 279 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 332ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 146 144 144 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 414 Write 184 Mixed 221 SusWrite 141 53% 240 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 42.2 166% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 157 133% 199 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 85%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 233GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 276 275 276 276 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 303 Mixed 338 SusWrite 296 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 61.2 211% 75.2 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 167 152% 232 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 118%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 46GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,648 Write 2,218 Mixed 1,516 472% 2,128 MB/s	4K Read 59.3 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 79 269% 95.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,475 DQ Write 1,420 DQ Mixed 1,459 1,092% 1,451 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
WD WD6000HLHX-01JJPV0 600GB 6,863 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 542GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 133 135 136 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 138 Write 127 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 135 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 25.9 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 30.9 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.2% 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 $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,670x
Core i7-9700KIntel $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	637x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $300Bench 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 $76Bench 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: $1,457

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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