MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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	82.2% 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	277% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 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 11:00
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 1,159 106% 888 Pts	64-Core 1,219 75% 1,219 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: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.2% Excellent	Lighting 97.4 Reflection 133 Parallax 84.8 79% 105 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 100 Splatting 93.7 88% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 627 430 429 426 425 425 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2552 Write 2,243 Mixed 1,465 SusWrite 460 374% 1,680 MB/s	4K Read 68.2 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 88.4 296% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,008 DQ Write 1,441 DQ Mixed 1,162 896% 1,203 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 266GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 487 488 488 416 290 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 484 Mixed 463 SusWrite 442 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 55 185% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 247GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 488 488 488 415 287 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 483 Mixed 454 SusWrite 442 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 55.1 185% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 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: 202 212 214 220 216 217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 150 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 213 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 115% 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 (95^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 44 MC Write 46.1 MC Mixed 31.1 115% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 49.6 SC Mixed 29 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 113% 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 33: 2R 5G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
33%	35%	43	288	236	240	24.5"	1920 1080	AUS25B3 XG258

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Typical MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) Builds (Compare 3,122 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 $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 $394Bench 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 $177	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