MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191230
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '20 at 03:38
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 150 2-Core 282 99% 177 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 986 89% 748 Pts	64-Core 1,566 97% 1,566 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 118 Parallax 119 99% 120 fps	MRender 166 Gravity 115 Splatting 94.6 99% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,820 Write 9,060 Mixed 8,819 1,992% 8,900 MB/s	4K Read 744 4K Write 432 4K Mixed 328 1,776% 501 MB/s	DQ Read 1,541 DQ Write 1,070 DQ Mixed 1,161 906% 1,257 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 228GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 549 320 322 323 321 319 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 1,057 Write 887 Mixed 560 SusWrite 359 160% 716 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 33.2 123% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 673 DQ Mixed 16.1 143% 321 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 182%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 242GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1675 1318 1264 1196 1167 1095 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,670 Write 2349 Mixed 1,881 SusWrite 1,286 458% 2,046 MB/s	4K Read 55.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 75 243% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,322 DQ Write 1,102 DQ Mixed 1213 908% 1,212 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 445%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C19 2x8GB 567 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 28.7 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 45.5 SC Mixed 34 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 46 87% 46 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 131%

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

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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 $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,670x
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	638x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	460x
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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	234x
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	88x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,439

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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