MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 169%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 176%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics169% 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 Drive167% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191230
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 31 '21 at 01:34
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 161
2-Core 322
104% 193 Pts
4-Core 578
8-Core 1,174
103% 876 Pts
64-Core 1,653
102% 1,653 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Zotac(19DA 4513) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
169% Outstanding
Lighting 239
Reflection 341
Parallax 16
194% 199 fps
MRender 266
Gravity 230
Splatting 151
170% 216 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 169%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 75 69 57 71 54 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
167% Outstanding
Read 1,366
Write 909
Mixed 875
SusWrite 114
181% 816 MB/s
4K Read 56.1
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 73.5
258% 92.7 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 822
DQ Mixed 220
270% 458 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 167%
Great: 209%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
94GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 483 475 480 468 448 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 489
Mixed 453
SusWrite 444
107% 476 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 58.7
201% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 355
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51
791GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 177 179 177 177 181 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 129
Mixed 82.3
SusWrite 177
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 100%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
MC Read 32
MC Write 35.3
MC Mixed 27.2
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 29.5
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 58.7
68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 105%

 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 3,114 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $1,442
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