MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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	121% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201228
Uptime	26 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '21 at 11:59
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 1,226 110% 925 Pts	64-Core 1,230 76% 1,230 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 172 Parallax 191 145% 180 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 154 Splatting 128 124% 156 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 402GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 452 479 483 453 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 329 Mixed 370 SusWrite 420 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 55.8 191% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 329 254% 347 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 766GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2426 2220 1502 1523 1523 1524 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	386% Outstanding	Read 2,582 Write 2277 Mixed 1848 SusWrite 1786 477% 2,123 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 88.2 293% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 2,022 DQ Write 1,684 DQ Mixed 1,813 1,369% 1,840 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 386% Great: 410%
Hitachi HUS726020ALE614 2TB 380 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 890GB free Firmware: APGNW907 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 155 162 156 158 159 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 153 Write 156 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 153 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 192% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 115%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 203 203 202 204 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 199 Mixed 92.1 SusWrite 193 123% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 203% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 46.6 MC Mixed 30.8 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 48.8 SC Mixed 31.7 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 120%

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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) - $400

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,675x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	641x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	461x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 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 $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	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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