MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 178% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 178% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	178% 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	109% 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	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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 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	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191230
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '20 at 12:36
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 150 2-Core 297 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 1,030 95% 795 Pts	64-Core 1,545 96% 1,545 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	178% Outstanding	Lighting 248 Reflection 273 Parallax 350 202% 290 fps	MRender 331 Gravity 250 Splatting 141 186% 241 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 309 351 346 345 356 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 26.2 Write 1,876 Mixed 1,053 SusWrite 334 191% 822 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 56.5 153% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 911 DQ Write 841 DQ Mixed 951 693% 901 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 477GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 449 473 477 479 479 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 478 Mixed 445 SusWrite 451 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 52.7 175% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 351 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 2TB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1411 1395 1387 1392 1390 1380 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 1,318 Write 1,466 Mixed 1,039 SusWrite 1,392 294% 1,304 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 68.3 232% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 795 DQ Write 910 DQ Mixed 307 382% 671 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 282%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$222 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 207 225 214 218 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 217 Write 217 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 215 133% 183 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.7 229% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 121%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$222 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 214 220 215 217 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 218 Write 226 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 217 136% 187 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.8 242% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 121%

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 (43^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 34 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 48.9 SC Mixed 31.4 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 48.6 82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 113% 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) - $243

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,697x
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	647x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $272Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	247x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	473x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	281x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	233x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	239x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	196x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	173x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	127x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	106x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	90x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,296

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16