MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics15% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive210% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190819
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 21 '20 at 21:07
Run Duration270 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 170
2-Core 340
109% 202 Pts
4-Core 679
8-Core 1,206
114% 943 Pts
64-Core 1239
77% 1239 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 112%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79
Asus(1043 0511) 2GB
CLim: 1183 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.12.1
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
15% Very poor
Lighting 16.6
Reflection 26.9
Parallax 22.4
14% 22 fps
MRender 23.7
Gravity 16.3
Splatting 24.7
18% 21.6 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 15%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 570 227 224 225 226 219 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
210% Outstanding
Read 1,994
Write 1,286
Mixed 592
SusWrite 282
228% 1,039 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 52.1
214% 80.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,076
DQ Write 1,088
DQ Mixed 1,046
796% 1,070 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 210%
Great: 236%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB
103GB free
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1093 464 522 466 468 463 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
244% Outstanding
Read 1,831
Write 1,653
Mixed 1,328
SusWrite 579
301% 1,348 MB/s
4K Read 62.3
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 83.9
286% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,043
DQ Write 1,053
DQ Mixed 401
479% 832 MB/s
Poor: 140%
This bench: 244%
Great: 311%
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB
371GB free
Firmware: 001C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1614 1610 1611 1612 1600 387 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
279% Outstanding
Read 1,686
Write 1,594
Mixed 1,178
SusWrite 1,406
330% 1,466 MB/s
4K Read 60.6
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 80.4
276% 98.1 MB/s
DQ Read 846
DQ Write 953
DQ Mixed 588
529% 796 MB/s
Poor: 139%
This bench: 279%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$248
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
116% Outstanding
MC Read 45.3
MC Write 48
MC Mixed 32.1
119% 41.8 GB/s
SC Read 24.1
SC Write 48.9
SC Mixed 28.7
97% 33.9 GB/s
Latency 49.4
81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 116%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) Builds (Compare 3,117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 151%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $1,461
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HDDRAMUSB
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