MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	34.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	116% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180907
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '20 at 19:09
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 155 2-Core 305 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,211 108% 911 Pts	64-Core 1,187 74% 1,187 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.6% Below average	Lighting 44.7 Reflection 44 Parallax 39.1 36% 42.6 fps	MRender 39.4 Gravity 40 Splatting 35.3 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 460 468 475 474 474 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 457 Mixed 365 SusWrite 460 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 47.6 165% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 346 262% 352 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300 8,179 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 850GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 480 484 490 490 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 485 Mixed 435 SusWrite 483 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 60.4 203% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 349 263% 353 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 132%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 106 106 107 108 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 112 Write 107 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 106 70% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 61%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 255GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 145 147 147 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 251 Write 190 Mixed 110 SusWrite 145 128% 174 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1.6 414% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 213%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 28 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 32 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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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	1,672x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	639x
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 $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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