MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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	82.4% 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	280% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191230
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '21 at 10:24
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$258 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 310 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 1,211 108% 914 Pts	64-Core 1,212 75% 1,212 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.4% Excellent	Lighting 97.8 Reflection 135 Parallax 85.8 80% 106 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 102 Splatting 94.3 88% 109 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 593 429 429 424 425 426 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 2,598 Write 2254 Mixed 1,488 SusWrite 454 378% 1,699 MB/s	4K Read 68.8 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 89.4 299% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,008 DQ Write 1,467 DQ Mixed 1,154 896% 1,210 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 266GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 488 487 488 414 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 486 Mixed 457 SusWrite 442 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 55.4 194% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 247GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 488 487 488 414 287 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 486 Mixed 455 SusWrite 442 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 55.5 185% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 351 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 208 215 217 216 215 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 139 Write 172 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 212 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 82% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 4,750 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 45.5 MC Mixed 31.1 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 28.1 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 41: 5R 3G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
41%	23%	65	284	242	240	24.5"	1920 1080	AUS25B3 XG258

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Typical MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) Builds (Compare 3,113 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,670x
Core i7-9700KIntel $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	637x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $321Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	460x
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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	234x
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	88x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,457

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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