MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	250% 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	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180907
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '20 at 02:45
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 89.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 257 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 753 78% 630 Pts	64-Core 750 46% 750 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 3 User benchmarks, average bench 107% Asus(1043 85E8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	104% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 142 Parallax 124 109% 133 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 133 Splatting 108 97% 119 fps
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 252GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 875 582 599 595 591 589 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 2,156 Write 2,322 Mixed 1,532 SusWrite 638 372% 1,662 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 72.9 233% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,342 DQ Write 983 DQ Mixed 1,129 853% 1,151 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 340%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 441GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 484 485 485 487 480 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 460 Mixed 332 SusWrite 483 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 34.5 124% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 171 173% 280 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%
Intel 540s Series 240GB 7,812 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 223GB free Firmware: LSBG200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 105 104 107 106 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 474 Write 406 Mixed 388 SusWrite 140 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 41 138% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 240 195% 275 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 90%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 416GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 465 465 443 395 394 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 456 Mixed 434 SusWrite 436 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 46.7 157% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 286 231% 328 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%
Intel MEMPEK1W032GA 29GB 1,656 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 27GB free Firmware: K3110310 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 277 277 280 278 276 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,231 Write 271 Mixed 440 SusWrite 278 121% 555 MB/s	4K Read 163 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 119 452% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,311 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 435 412% 673 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 328%
623 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 29GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 130 Write 80.7 Mixed 38.7 93% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 52% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 49%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 7TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 188 187 185 189 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 188 Write 196 Mixed 124 SusWrite 190 236% 175 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x16GB 338 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	77% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 24.3 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 23.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 85%

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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	1,673x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	640x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	460x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	278x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: $1,456

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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