MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	58.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '20 at 03:07
Run Duration	375 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 85.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 244 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 860 82% 680 Pts	64-Core 1,333 82% 1,333 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 141 Parallax 116 107% 129 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 136 Splatting 108 96% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,536 Write 2,269 Mixed 1,794 489% 2,200 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 72.3 263% 91.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,189 DQ Write 846 DQ Mixed 1,013 758% 1,016 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 569GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2283 2067 1136 1147 1144 1139 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	320% Outstanding	Read 2,442 Write 2,211 Mixed 1,673 SusWrite 1,486 438% 1,953 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 80.4 262% 91.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1261 DQ Write 971 DQ Mixed 1,091 823% 1,108 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 320% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 640GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2112 2220 1487 1477 1468 1549 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	338% Outstanding	Read 2,522 Write 2,225 Mixed 1,868 SusWrite 1,719 468% 2,084 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 82.3 267% 92 MB/s	DQ Read 1246 DQ Write 945 DQ Mixed 1,086 815% 1,092 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 338% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 386GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2021 2251 1086 1072 1074 1072 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,513 Write 2,397 Mixed 1,700 SusWrite 1,429 451% 2,010 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 88.5 294% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,284 DQ Write 1,002 DQ Mixed 1,118 843% 1,134 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 372%
Seagate Backup+ Hub WH 8TB 152 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 147 144 137 143 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 116 Write 131 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 142 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.6 183% 2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 93%
Seagate Backup+ Hub WH 8TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free, PID ab39 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 82 81 79 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 48.5 Write 85.7 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 81.7 103% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.5 216% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 18,655 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	69.3% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 21.9 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 21.3 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 123%

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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 $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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