MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	143% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191230
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '20 at 20:47
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 134 2-Core 262 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 798 77% 635 Pts	64-Core 1,019 63% 1,019 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 236 Parallax 163 118% 181 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 148 Splatting 114 104% 128 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 258GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 520 448 485 460 437 494 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 1,084 Write 522 Mixed 487 SusWrite 474 142% 642 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 41.4 141% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 686 DQ Write 515 DQ Mixed 559 429% 587 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 262%
Ts64gssd 420K 64GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 38GB free Firmware: P122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	19.8% Very poor	Read 38.2 Write 41.6 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 42 9% 40.4 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 15 4K Mixed 13.9 47% 14.3 MB/s	DQ Read 24.6 DQ Write 24.9 DQ Mixed 25 19% 24.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 62%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2.5TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 162 168 170 168 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 166 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 168 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 321% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 104%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 179 184 182 183 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 163 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 183 108% 149 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 383% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 116 117 118 119 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 117 Write 115 Mixed 97.1 SusWrite 118 152% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 71% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 100%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 30GB free, PID 5581 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 37 38 39 39 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 138 Write 38.5 Mixed 32.4 SusWrite 37.5 66% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 2.6 138% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 9,834 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 29.7 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 29.7 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 117%

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Gaming 152%

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Desktop 102%

UFO

Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) - $400

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,674x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	641x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	460x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	278x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: $1,454

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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