MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 197% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 205% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	192% 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	232% 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.

High background CPU (30%). 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	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191230
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '20 at 17:36
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,211 107% 906 Pts	64-Core 1,696 105% 1,696 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% 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: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.98 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	192% Outstanding	Lighting 278 Reflection 286 Parallax 363 227% 309 fps	MRender 335 Gravity 257 Splatting 146 190% 246 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 192% 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% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 595 430 430 431 424 425 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,982 Write 1,731 Mixed 1,272 SusWrite 456 303% 1,360 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 80.3 267% 94.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,010 DQ Write 884 DQ Mixed 1,038 753% 977 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 477GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 464 487 490 478 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 489 Mixed 416 SusWrite 470 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 54.8 184% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 649GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1615 1615 1616 1625 1142 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1,521 Write 1,623 Mixed 1,120 SusWrite 1,295 313% 1,390 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 75.7 256% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 916 DQ Write 916 DQ Mixed 322 405% 718 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 282%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 207 225 214 218 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 219 Write 227 Mixed 82.1 SusWrite 215 135% 186 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.9 214% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 121%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 213 219 215 216 217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 215 Write 224 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 216 135% 186 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.7 199% 2.03 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)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 44 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 34.9 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 50.1 SC Mixed 33.2 101% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 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 $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,690x
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	645x
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	104x
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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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