MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 163% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 168% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	156% 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	121% 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	20.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190819
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '20 at 08:00
Run Duration	299 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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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 i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,196 106% 899 Pts	64-Core 1,655 102% 1,655 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3711) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	156% Outstanding	Lighting 215 Reflection 226 Parallax 242 175% 228 fps	MRender 260 Gravity 211 Splatting 138 159% 203 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 758GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 365 464 469 473 469 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 471 Mixed 445 SusWrite 434 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 56.8 188% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 949GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 921 1041 1341 1380 1417 1408 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1467 Write 1,432 Mixed 1,045 SusWrite 1,251 292% 1,299 MB/s	4K Read 56.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 71.9 243% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 636 DQ Write 821 DQ Mixed 272 333% 576 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 255%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2278 2206 1540 1528 1555 1548 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 2,550 Write 2194 Mixed 1,817 SusWrite 1,776 468% 2,084 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 80.2 262% 88.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,370 DQ Write 794 DQ Mixed 1036 783% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 410%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 162 188 188 189 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 95.2 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 183 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 2,234 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 9GB free, PID a009 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 105 Write 106 Mixed 37.2 100% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 44%
SMI USB DISK 32GB 2,654 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 29GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 22 26 26 25 24 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	25.4% Poor	Read 97.5 Write 15.8 Mixed 19.7 SusWrite 25.4 40% 39.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.3 114% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 33%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 124GB 360 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 57GB free, PID 00d4 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 4 4.9 4.4 6.1 6.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 27 Write 0.8 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 4.9 9% 9.85 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Mixed 0 36% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 10%
Seagate FreeAgent Go 1TB 250 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 664GB free, PID 2120 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 32 35 36 34 34 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 33.5 Write 25.7 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 34 38% 28.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESE.M16FE 2x16GB 4,242 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 32 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 31.2 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 129%

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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	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 $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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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