MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 159% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 155% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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!
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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	143% 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	329% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191230
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '20 at 06:05
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 160 2-Core 332 106% 197 Pts	4-Core 665 8-Core 1,290 116% 977 Pts	64-Core 1,310 81% 1,310 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 111% 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: 2310 MHz, MLim: 4135 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Lighting 200 Reflection 184 Parallax 182 163% 189 fps	MRender 223 Gravity 167 Splatting 125 135% 172 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 143% 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% 207GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1857 1506 1504 1511 1520 1510 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 1975 Write 2,261 Mixed 1804 SusWrite 1,568 429% 1,902 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 74.5 277% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,728 DQ Write 1,384 DQ Mixed 1,549 1,162% 1,554 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 329% 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: 1536 1260 1243 1259 1250 1250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,286 Write 2,306 Mixed 1,779 SusWrite 1,300 431% 1,918 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 79.7 280% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,796 DQ Write 1,588 DQ Mixed 1,703 1,274% 1,696 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 332% 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 @ 3886 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 44.6 MC Write 47.7 MC Mixed 36.9 123% 43.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 51.6 SC Mixed 32.8 102% 35.6 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 120% 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	640x
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