MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics82.2% 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 Drive274% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191230
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 19 '21 at 11:34
Run Duration255 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 157
2-Core 309
103% 188 Pts
4-Core 616
8-Core 1,226
109% 921 Pts
64-Core 1,218
75% 1,218 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 106%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.2% Excellent
Lighting 97.8
Reflection 135
Parallax 85.8
80% 106 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 102
Splatting 92.8
87% 109 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 603 433 430 425 426 426 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 2,558
Write 2,176
Mixed 1,479
SusWrite 457
371% 1,668 MB/s
4K Read 64.9
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 87
288% 99.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,005
DQ Write 1,414
DQ Mixed 1,167
894% 1,195 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 274%
Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
266GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 488 488 487 415 292 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 483
Mixed 437
SusWrite 442
105% 468 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 95
4K Mixed 55.4
166% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 352
265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 116%
Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
247GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 488 488 487 413 286 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 484
Mixed 431
SusWrite 441
105% 467 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 95
4K Mixed 55.2
167% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 352
265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 116%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 211 211 211 210 215 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 149
Write 166
Mixed 76.8
SusWrite 210
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 44
MC Write 45.9
MC Mixed 31.3
115% 40.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 49
SC Mixed 29.9
96% 33.5 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 113%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 47: 6R 5G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
47% 59% 22 289 244 240 24.5" 1920 1080 AUS25B3 XG258
Typical MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) Builds (Compare 3,123 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $1,454
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