MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 139%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 138%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics137% 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 Drive206% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory19.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191230
Uptime14 Days
Run DateSep 26 '20 at 17:02
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU6%
Watch Gameplay: 2080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 156
2-Core 297
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 569
8-Core 998
95% 784 Pts
64-Core 1,524
94% 1,524 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
MSI(1462 3728) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Lighting 191
Reflection 177
Parallax 189
156% 185 fps
MRender 202
Gravity 158
Splatting 118
126% 159 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 137%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXZ7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 443 398 389 378 375 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 1,874
Write 632
Mixed 429
SusWrite 412
182% 836 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 58.7
208% 75.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,254
DQ Write 640
DQ Mixed 777
623% 890 MB/s
Poor: 134%
This bench: 206%
Great: 292%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
141GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 407 471 471 467 474 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 485
Mixed 352
SusWrite 437
100% 442 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 97.1
4K Mixed 56.6
186% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 121%
Great: 134%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$71
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 158 163 163 162 164 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 151
Mixed 81.4
SusWrite 162
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.8
172% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 100%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
46GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 79 81 89 88 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 119
Write 124
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 81.8
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
447GB free
Firmware: 1AA01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 67 68 68 67 67 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
47% Average
Read 95.3
Write 104
Mixed 57.3
SusWrite 68
60% 81.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
196% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 47%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38.4
MC Write 39
MC Mixed 31.7
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 42.2
SC Mixed 31.1
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 51.5
78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 103%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) Builds (Compare 3,117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 151%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) - $400

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $1,475
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