MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 228% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 236% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	217% 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	228% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	58.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191230
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '20 at 23:00
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 159 2-Core 320 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 1275 113% 956 Pts	64-Core 1,675 104% 1,675 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB; Founders Edition CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	217% Outstanding	Lighting 322 Reflection 295 Parallax 330 262% 316 fps	MRender 368 Gravity 264 Splatting 192 215% 275 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 282GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 917 822 912 710 842 907 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,540 Write 2,380 Mixed 700 SusWrite 852 308% 1,368 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 56.3 216% 86 MB/s	DQ Read 1,259 DQ Write 933 DQ Mixed 1,016 781% 1,069 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 486%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140 12,308 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 858GB free Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1847 1109 1110 1109 1109 1109 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 1,240 Write 1,119 Mixed 1,248 SusWrite 1,232 273% 1,210 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 77.1 262% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,364 DQ Write 1,168 DQ Mixed 1,339 983% 1,290 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 303%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 192 194 195 195 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 179 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 193 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 64GB 878 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 53GB free, PID 00d2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 86 66 40 77 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 94.2 Write 15.7 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 55 56% 48.4 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.9 142% 4.57 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GB 4,031 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 31.5 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 31 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 136%

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

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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) - $400

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,673x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	640x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	460x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	278x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	235x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	192x
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 $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	89x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,456

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16