MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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.
Boot Drive	117% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '20 at 00:31
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (50^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-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 154 2-Core 300 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1,060 97% 814 Pts	64-Core 1,594 99% 1,594 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.7% 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: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4275 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 167 Parallax 169 147% 172 fps	MRender 213 Gravity 154 Splatting 107 123% 158 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 584GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 405 476 475 479 476 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 472 Mixed 446 SusWrite 441 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 52.7 176% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 189 190 192 190 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 188 Mixed 94 SusWrite 190 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 203% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C15 Series 4x8GB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.1% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 20.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 22.6 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) Builds (Compare 3,142 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,683x
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	464x
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 $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	237x
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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,288

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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