MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 143% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	134% 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	322% 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.

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Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191230
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '20 at 02:40
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 163 2-Core 315 105% 191 Pts	4-Core 652 8-Core 1,261 113% 956 Pts	64-Core 1,282 79% 1,282 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37B0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 177 Parallax 175 152% 179 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 161 Splatting 120 125% 158 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1732 1494 1492 1495 1498 1492 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 1,821 Write 2,203 Mixed 1,825 SusWrite 1534 417% 1,846 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 76.7 278% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1742 DQ Write 1,405 DQ Mixed 1,546 1,165% 1,564 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 347%
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 34,988 User benchmarks, average bench 239% 221GB free Firmware: EXA74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1529 1252 1246 1247 1259 1260 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2,158 Write 1,441 Mixed 1045 SusWrite 1,299 331% 1,486 MB/s	4K Read 60.5 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 81.4 272% 95 MB/s	DQ Read 1,800 DQ Write 1,548 DQ Mixed 1,658 1,247% 1,669 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 329%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 32.4 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 30.5 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

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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	641x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	460x
RTX 2080Nvidia $394Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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