MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics92.6% 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 Drive277% 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)
Memory12.9 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 22:45
Run Duration255 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 (90th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 157
2-Core 310
103% 188 Pts
4-Core 586
8-Core 1,216
106% 901 Pts
64-Core 1,221
76% 1,221 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 103%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 162
Parallax 112
95% 130 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 102
Splatting 93.3
88% 111 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 548 429 428 429 424 421 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
277% Outstanding
Read 2,569
Write 2,252
Mixed 1,499
SusWrite 446
376% 1,692 MB/s
4K Read 69
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 88.1
298% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,008
DQ Write 1,466
DQ Mixed 1,164
901% 1,213 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 277%
Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
250GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 487 486 486 417 291 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 481
Mixed 459
SusWrite 442
107% 474 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 93.6
4K Mixed 54
182% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 352
265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 120%
Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
247GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 487 486 486 414 288 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 474
Mixed 461
SusWrite 441
106% 471 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 96
4K Mixed 54.8
186% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 352
265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 121%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 211 218 219 216 216 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 143
Write 161
Mixed 75.4
SusWrite 214
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 102%
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 43.9
MC Write 46.1
MC Mixed 31
115% 40.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 49.8
SC Mixed 30.5
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 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 69: 10R 4G 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
69% 43% 49 284 239 240 24.5" 1920 1080 AUS25B3 XG258
Typical MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) Builds (Compare 3,116 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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $1,461
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