MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 184% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 178% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	173% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	157% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200813
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '20 at 00:07
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,247 111% 940 Pts	64-Core 1,248 77% 1,248 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3883) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	173% Outstanding	Lighting 250 Reflection 231 Parallax 257 204% 246 fps	MRender 291 Gravity 217 Splatting 133 166% 214 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 216GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 47 53 55 54 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,437 Write 897 Mixed 888 SusWrite 109 184% 833 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 76.8 270% 97.8 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 63.6 DQ Mixed 79.4 90% 163 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 242%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 512GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1609 180 168 165 173 163 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,515 Write 1,581 Mixed 1,101 SusWrite 410 258% 1,152 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 75.9 258% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 989 DQ Write 894 DQ Mixed 321 411% 735 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 282%
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 350GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 406 435 441 441 441 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 430 Mixed 337 SusWrite 418 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 43.1 151% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 209 177% 256 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 158 158 159 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 146 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 157 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 203% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 112%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 754GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 145 144 146 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 110 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 145 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.4 419% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 212GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 80 79 82 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 82.3 Write 79.9 Mixed 39.3 SusWrite 80.3 52% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB-$250 1,449 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 46.6 MC Mixed 35.5 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 51.3 SC Mixed 33.9 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 135%

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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) - $243

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,680x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	642x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $294Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	464x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	279x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	231x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	236x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,296

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16