MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	86.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	310% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '20 at 00:20
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$208 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 5.1 GHz, turbo 7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 99.3 1-Core 163 2-Core 323 107% 195 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 967 93% 764 Pts	64-Core 1,263 78% 1,263 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 5998) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1670 MHz, MLim: 1924 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 139 Parallax 98.3 85% 114 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 113 Splatting 103 89% 109 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 451GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2303 2196 1126 1140 1124 1129 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,512 Write 2,296 Mixed 1,784 SusWrite 1503 454% 2,024 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 58.4 251% 88.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,509 DQ Write 1,293 DQ Mixed 1,414 1,056% 1,405 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1469 1183 1178 1181 897 665 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,525 Write 2,402 Mixed 1,748 SusWrite 1,095 435% 1,943 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 82.4 273% 94.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,394 DQ Write 1,162 DQ Mixed 1,266 951% 1,274 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 901GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 487 490 492 492 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 490 Mixed 444 SusWrite 490 109% 485 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 67.8 231% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C15 2x8GB 193 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4100 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 45.1 MC Mixed 30.9 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 48.7 SC Mixed 37.8 106% 37.1 GB/s	Latency 39.4 101% 39.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 141%

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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 $442Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,677x
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	642x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	462x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	279x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	236x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 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 $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	89x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,494

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $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