MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 193% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 197% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	187% 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	219% 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, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191230
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '20 at 15:02
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 151 2-Core 273 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,114 102% 858 Pts	64-Core 1,693 105% 1,693 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% 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: 456.98 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	187% Outstanding	Lighting 268 Reflection 284 Parallax 364 218% 305 fps	MRender 341 Gravity 253 Splatting 144 190% 246 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 187% 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% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 495 407 409 69 290 399 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,686 Write 2,170 Mixed 1,235 SusWrite 345 305% 1,359 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 83.5 278% 96.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,005 DQ Write 959 DQ Mixed 1,088 788% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 477GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 489 489 489 489 490 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 489 Mixed 430 SusWrite 489 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 55.3 186% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 732GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1532 1538 1535 1539 1268 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 1,539 Write 1,623 Mixed 1,106 SusWrite 1,262 311% 1,383 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 77.6 263% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 988 DQ Write 899 DQ Mixed 322 412% 736 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 282%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 207 224 214 218 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 212 Write 229 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 215 134% 185 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.9 217% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 121%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 214 220 216 217 217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 216 Write 223 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 217 133% 183 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.9 221% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 124% 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)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 44.1 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 34.8 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 49.4 SC Mixed 32.5 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 112% 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 $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,691x
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	646x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $285Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	247x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	469x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	280x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	233x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	238x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	195x
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	105x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	89x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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