MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	51.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	59.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200522
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '21 at 17:17
Run Duration	346 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (50^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,158 105% 881 Pts	64-Core 1,594 99% 1,594 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.4% Above average	Lighting 63.3 Reflection 73.5 Parallax 65.1 52% 67.3 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 64 Splatting 57.2 51% 63 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$4 10,188 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 221GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 842 549 549 553 555 551 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 2,245 Write 1,450 Mixed 1,288 SusWrite 600 310% 1,396 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 83.1 267% 92.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,214 DQ Write 512 DQ Mixed 204 325% 643 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 293%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 75GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 299 299 296 270 290 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 462 Mixed 379 SusWrite 307 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 57.4 191% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 357 268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 222GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 112 90 111 158 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 136 Write 133 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 126 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 514GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 124 123 127 125 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 121 Write 103 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 123 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 96%
WD Red Pro 4TB (2014)-$189 679 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 99GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 112 115 116 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	60% Above average	Read 94.9 Write 83.5 Mixed 70 SusWrite 114 67% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 101%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$130 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 797GB free Firmware: AR15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 159 156 155 163 162 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 689GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 170 174 174 172 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 119 Mixed 37.6 SusWrite 172 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.8 278% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 60GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 87 89 86 87 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 119 Write 155 Mixed 107 SusWrite 86.7 87% 117 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.7 365% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 92%
WD WD30EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 241GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 128 126 129 130 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 64.1 Write 65.9 Mixed 42.1 SusWrite 128 55% 75 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 82%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 16GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 84 86 84 86 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 102 Write 140 Mixed 108 SusWrite 85.8 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.6 271% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 75GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 86 89 87 87 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 148 Write 152 Mixed 94.3 SusWrite 87.1 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.8 461% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 87 90 88 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 66.2 Write 89 Mixed 76.6 SusWrite 89 60% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.5 187% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 6TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 89 90 88 88 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 124 Write 155 Mixed 113 SusWrite 88.6 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.9 451% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$139 14,506 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 28.2 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 28.8 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 135%

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Gaming 152%

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Desktop 102%

UFO

Workstation 151%

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

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,674x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	640x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	460x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	278x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	235x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	192x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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