MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 225% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 233% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	223% 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	301% 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	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '20 at 00:51
Run Duration	311 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 314 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,161 104% 880 Pts	64-Core 1684 104% 1684 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Lighting 332 Reflection 301 Parallax 348 270% 327 fps	MRender 371 Gravity 270 Splatting 195 219% 279 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 150GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 908 580 299 298 298 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 2,433 Write 1,468 Mixed 1,205 SusWrite 447 307% 1,388 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 77.4 262% 93.6 MB/s	DQ Read 968 DQ Write 1,446 DQ Mixed 995 812% 1,136 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 280%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 328GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2273 613 611 609 607 611 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2,517 Write 2,348 Mixed 1,491 SusWrite 887 404% 1,811 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 81.1 268% 93.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1528 DQ Write 1,283 DQ Mixed 1367 1,034% 1,393 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 294 317 317 316 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 474 Mixed 376 SusWrite 310 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 57 197% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 346 262% 352 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 466GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 407 484 489 489 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 486 Mixed 388 SusWrite 442 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 59 199% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1TB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 489 488 488 487 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 487 Mixed 428 SusWrite 488 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 54.5 181% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 28.8 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 45.1 SC Mixed 30.1 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 57.6 69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 114%

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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	1,674x
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