MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.6% 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	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	22.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180907
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '21 at 14:48
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 154 2-Core 306 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 1,149 102% 863 Pts	64-Core 1,581 98% 1,581 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 135 Parallax 123 102% 128 fps	MRender 95.1 Gravity 128 Splatting 115 93% 112 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 630GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 447 453 456 457 455 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 430 Mixed 324 SusWrite 453 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 37.2 139% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 260 219% 320 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 133%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 534GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 83 84 85 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 78.1 Write 72.8 Mixed 41.4 SusWrite 83.8 51% 69 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 123 131 130 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 123 Write 123 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 128 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 145% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 75%
Lexar uSD UHS2 RDR 256GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 212GB free, PID b055 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 85.4 Write 78.7 Mixed 68.4 SusWrite 82.8 107% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 9.5 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 5 331% 6.07 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB 1,843 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 23.5 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 96%

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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) - $243

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,693x
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	646x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $285Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	247x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	471x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	280x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	233x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	239x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	196x
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	105x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	89x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16