MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	282% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191230
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '20 at 20:34
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$191 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 119 2-Core 237 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 758 75% 614 Pts	64-Core 939 58% 939 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Asus(1043 86BD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 95.5 Reflection 85.9 Parallax 75.8 78% 85.7 fps	Gravity 79.4 Splatting 76.7 69% 78 fps
Poor: 62% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2018 831 830 831 831 838 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,439 Write 2,243 Mixed 1,618 SusWrite 1,030 410% 1,833 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 85.1 275% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 922 DQ Write 680 DQ Mixed 826 610% 809 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 864GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 457 456 454 455 457 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 466 Mixed 420 SusWrite 456 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 58.7 189% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$90 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 150 151 151 151 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 151 Write 146 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 149 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 29.3 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 28.7 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 118%

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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) - $243

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $415Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,698x
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	647x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $272Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	247x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	473x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	281x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $615Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	233x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	239x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	196x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	173x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $129Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	127x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	106x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	90x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,330

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16