MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	125% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180907
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '20 at 12:11
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 160 2-Core 321 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 639 8-Core 1,236 111% 937 Pts	64-Core 1,241 77% 1,241 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 165 Parallax 163 141% 167 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 144 Splatting 105 113% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,026 Write 1,463 Mixed 1,195 345% 1,561 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 79.8 270% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 1492 DQ Mixed 1,010 828% 1,159 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 104GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 469 479 485 484 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 467 Mixed 393 SusWrite 477 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 61.1 205% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 74GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 87 85 88 86 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 145 Write 112 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 84.3 65% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 107%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 415GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 85 86 87 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 133 Write 117 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 85.1 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 27 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 29.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 101%

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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	1,676x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	642x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	461x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 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	193x
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 $269	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 $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