MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 154% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 105%, 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	270% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191230
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '20 at 00:32
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 158 2-Core 315 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 1191 107% 900 Pts	64-Core 1,585 98% 1,585 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C728) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4375 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Lighting 200 Reflection 192 Parallax 194 163% 195 fps	MRender 233 Gravity 169 Splatting 120 136% 174 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1320 1338 1360 1374 1366 1371 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 1534 Write 1,406 Mixed 1,102 SusWrite 1,355 304% 1,349 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 78.8 272% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 970 DQ Write 914 DQ Mixed 323 413% 736 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 282%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 12TB 267 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 381 375 388 377 383 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 388 Write 349 Mixed 114 SusWrite 381 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 15.9 4K Mixed 1.1 14% 6.63 MB/s	DQ Read 5.4 DQ Write 13.7 DQ Mixed 3.8 4% 7.63 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 188%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 233GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1485 401 402 401 402 402 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,807 Write 2068 Mixed 1243 SusWrite 582 319% 1,425 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 79.9 268% 94.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,001 DQ Write 1,136 DQ Mixed 1,149 843% 1,095 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 477GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 465 470 474 471 474 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 473 Mixed 425 SusWrite 470 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 56.2 188% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 4000 C18 4x8GB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 44 MC Write 47.9 MC Mixed 35.2 121% 42.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 50.2 SC Mixed 34.2 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 149%

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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	1,673x
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 $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	278x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,456

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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