MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	248% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	49.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	11.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '21 at 01:59
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th 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-$370 345,381 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 933 94% 747 Pts	64-Core 1,426 96% 1,426 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$450 788,376 User benchmarks, average bench 105% EVGA(3842 6288) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 130 Parallax 117 104% 126 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 137 Splatting 116 107% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$70 313,996 User benchmarks, average bench 270% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 720 420 444 437 433 430 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 2,359 Write 1,810 Mixed 1,546 SusWrite 481 345% 1,549 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 72.2 241% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,214 DQ Write 997 DQ Mixed 1,096 823% 1,102 MB/s
Poor: 191% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 316%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$74 105,119 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 177 185 187 184 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 117 Write 144 Mixed 66 SusWrite 181 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 92%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$99 100,483 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 977GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 182 188 186 187 188 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 95.5 Write 165 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 184 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$52 673,243 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 84GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 120 119 119 120 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 134 Write 92.5 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 119 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK32GX4M2A2133C13 029E CMK32GX4M2A2133C13 029E CMK32GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK32GX4M2D3000C16 64GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	79.6% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 24.3 80% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 26.2 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 91%

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Gaming 169%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 169%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) - $288

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $370Bench 98%, 345,381 samples	2,218x
Core i7-9700KIntel $287Bench 98%, 365,456 samples	879x
Core i7-8700KIntel $300Bench 94%, 604,274 samples	244x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $1,264Bench 174%, 251,039 samples	958x
RTX 2080Nvidia $698Bench 129%, 230,278 samples	434x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $770Bench 139%, 177,571 samples	429x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $165Bench 323%, 197,189 samples	361x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $139Bench 308%, 226,463 samples	345x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 285%, 273,120 samples	293x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 94%, 56,875 samples	195x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $279Bench 88%, 88,104 samples	167x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $114Bench 85%, 200,856 samples	146x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $2,086

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $224	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-10400F $148	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $320	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16