MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	75.6% 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	81.5% 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 (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200813
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 19:34
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$287 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 82.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 765 82% 650 Pts	64-Core 1,141 71% 1,141 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.6% Very good	Lighting 89.9 Reflection 88 Parallax 83.7 73% 87.2 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 89 Splatting 86.9 80% 99.9 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$31 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 322GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 336 354 174 282 355 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 336 Write 352 Mixed 172 SusWrite 304 66% 291 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 36.9 116% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 189 169% 258 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 116%
INTENSO 512GB 2,578 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 197GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 73 65 66 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.2% Average	Read 237 Write 66.2 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 66.1 25% 114 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 30.3 4K Mixed 17.5 70% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 69.2 DQ Mixed 72.7 72% 120 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 96%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 447GB free Firmware: SBFKB1C2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 180 185 330 194 193 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	45.1% Average	Read 212 Write 109 Mixed 128 SusWrite 233 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 29 4K Mixed 16.6 70% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 27.1 DQ Write 29.8 DQ Mixed 26.9 21% 27.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 102%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$31 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 466GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 400 401 402 400 406 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 413 Mixed 329 SusWrite 400 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 40.1 142% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 260 212% 304 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 178 179 182 175 168 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
USB Flash Disk 6GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 5GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 6.8 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.14% Terrible	Read 34.2 Write 4.2 Mixed 5.8 SusWrite 6.6 12% 12.7 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.14% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64.4% Good	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20.1 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 16.9 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 114%

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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 $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,686x
Core i7-9700KIntel $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	644x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $287Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	466x
RTX 2080Nvidia $383Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	280x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	232x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	238x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 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 $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	89x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,278

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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