MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	90.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190819
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '20 at 16:11
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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 i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 877 88% 714 Pts	64-Core 1,093 68% 1,093 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% Asus(1043 04C4) CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Lighting 108 Reflection 90.3 Parallax 166 88% 121 fps	MRender 89.9 Gravity 126 Splatting 129 96% 115 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 427GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 108 108 108 108 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 492 Write 456 Mixed 439 SusWrite 109 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 46.7 154% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 284 229% 324 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 123%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 447GB free Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 477 484 485 484 463 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 709 Write 669 Mixed 661 SusWrite 477 142% 629 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 53.2 182% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 837 DQ Write 784 DQ Mixed 1,097 745% 906 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 262%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 72 74 74 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 180 Write 153 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 75.9 79% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 84 85 83 83 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 137 Write 136 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 84.9 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.3 398% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 27.2 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 30.7 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 110%

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Gaming 152%

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Desktop 102%

UFO

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	639x
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 $95Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,459

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 $179	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