MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	94.3% 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	331% 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200813
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '20 at 01:18
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 99.6 1-Core 169 2-Core 337 110% 202 Pts	4-Core 672 8-Core 1,048 106% 860 Pts	64-Core 1,328 82% 1,328 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 112% 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: 1879 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 124 Parallax 115 98% 120 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 113 Splatting 97.6 87% 107 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.3% 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% 494GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2343 2172 1125 1136 1138 1140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	356% Outstanding	Read 2538 Write 2,308 Mixed 1,802 SusWrite 1509 457% 2,039 MB/s	4K Read 68.9 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 96.3 329% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,482 DQ Write 1,240 DQ Mixed 1,338 1,009% 1,354 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 356% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1579 1297 1296 1292 1221 1175 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2,537 Write 2,410 Mixed 1,729 SusWrite 1310 447% 1,997 MB/s	4K Read 67.8 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 90.5 302% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,361 DQ Write 1,152 DQ Mixed 1242 934% 1,252 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 893GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 491 491 491 491 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 490 Mixed 449 SusWrite 491 110% 487 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 69.9 240% 87.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 141% 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)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 45.4 MC Mixed 31 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 49.6 SC Mixed 39 104% 36.5 GB/s	Latency 38 105% 38 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 114% 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