MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics111% 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 Drive244% 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)
Memory24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201013
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 05 '21 at 02:57
Run Duration307 Seconds
Run User QAT-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 147
2-Core 298
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 600
8-Core 1,033
99% 816 Pts
64-Core 1,500
93% 1,500 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 183
Parallax 137
115% 154 fps
MRender 187
Gravity 132
Splatting 107
112% 142 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164
572GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1088 1596 944 954 951 955 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
244% Outstanding
Read 1,842
Write 2,256
Mixed 1,905
SusWrite 1,081
399% 1,771 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 67.5
209% 72.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,266
DQ Write 464
DQ Mixed 37.2
245% 589 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 244%
Great: 472%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
795GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 477 476 477 478 477 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 474
Mixed 436
SusWrite 477
106% 472 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 51.6
158% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 358
269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 115%
Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
377GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 477 476 477 478 477 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 476
Mixed 460
SusWrite 477
108% 480 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 80.1
4K Mixed 52.5
173% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 356
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 119%
Great: 133%
PNY CS2130 1TB SSD
865GB free
Firmware: CS213521
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1762 1783 1806 1785 1785 1794 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
251% Outstanding
Read 1,283
Write 1,764
Mixed 1,323
SusWrite 1,786
349% 1,539 MB/s
4K Read 50.1
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 63.5
210% 70.7 MB/s
DQ Read 712
DQ Write 450
DQ Mixed 633
458% 598 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 251%
Great: 298%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 498GB
257GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 476 476 477 478 477 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 470
Mixed 410
SusWrite 477
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 78.3
4K Mixed 51.2
169% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 352
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 117%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 28.5
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 41.3
SC Mixed 29.2
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 56.3
71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 119%

 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 3,117 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $1,475
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