MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	95.6% 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	326% 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	12.5 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 28 '20 at 23:04
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$208 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 5.3 GHz, turbo 7.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 99.5 1-Core 169 2-Core 339 110% 203 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 1,064 102% 844 Pts	64-Core 1,336 83% 1,336 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% 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: 1685 MHz, MLim: 1904 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 126 Parallax 116 99% 121 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 114 Splatting 103 89% 110 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.6% 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% 498GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2329 2199 1126 1137 1134 1135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	353% Outstanding	Read 2547 Write 2,273 Mixed 1803 SusWrite 1,510 456% 2,033 MB/s	4K Read 68.5 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 92.9 310% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,556 DQ Write 1,276 DQ Mixed 1412 1,058% 1,415 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 353% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1574 1297 1295 1296 1211 1078 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,510 Write 2,407 Mixed 1742 SusWrite 1,292 446% 1,988 MB/s	4K Read 66 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 85.3 285% 98.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,423 DQ Write 1,188 DQ Mixed 1,305 978% 1,305 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 901GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 493 493 493 493 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 486 Mixed 440 SusWrite 493 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 71.4 243% 87.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 143% 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 (72^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 30.9 112% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 49.7 SC Mixed 38 108% 37.7 GB/s	Latency 38.1 105% 38.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 115% 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	1,678x
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	463x
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