MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 134%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 127%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics120% 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 Drive389% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190819
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '20 at 01:50
Run Duration305 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 99.5
1-Core 160
2-Core 319
106% 193 Pts
4-Core 637
8-Core 1,082
104% 860 Pts
64-Core 1330
82% 1330 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 109%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Lighting 158
Reflection 141
Parallax 145
128% 148 fps
MRender 191
Gravity 146
Splatting 114
119% 150 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 120%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
319GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2187 2210 2212 2221 2038 2001 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
389% Outstanding
Read 2,709
Write 2,219
Mixed 1,476
SusWrite 2,145
479% 2,137 MB/s
4K Read 61.4
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 80.5
279% 99.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,461
DQ Write 1,411
DQ Mixed 1,462
1,091% 1,445 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 389%
Great: 393%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB
265GB free
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1998 929 593 590 591 590 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
248% Outstanding
Read 1,540
Write 1,621
Mixed 1536
SusWrite 882
314% 1,395 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 64.6
219% 80.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,392
DQ Write 1,514
DQ Mixed 1,287
1,014% 1,398 MB/s
Poor: 125%
This bench: 248%
Great: 262%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB
622GB free
Firmware: UH5100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 300 267 264 269 269 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 462
Write 394
Mixed 277
SusWrite 294
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 48.9
4K Mixed 15.7
77% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 97.3
DQ Mixed 28.9
43% 80.7 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 58%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
84GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 296 296 296 296 296 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 487
Mixed 424
SusWrite 316
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 67.1
232% 84.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 354
267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 128%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
208GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 298 300 299 300 301 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 488
Mixed 425
SusWrite 319
98% 435 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 67.8
233% 84.5 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 354
267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 128%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4400 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
135% Outstanding
MC Read 52.4
MC Write 54.5
MC Mixed 35.9
136% 47.6 GB/s
SC Read 27.4
SC Write 55.3
SC Mixed 41.5
118% 41.4 GB/s
Latency 38.3
104% 38.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 135%
Great: 140%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) Builds (Compare 3,134 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 151%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) - $243

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $1,297
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