MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	97.1% 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	228% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	51.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200813
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '21 at 14:28
Run Duration	443 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$321 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 85.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 278 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 1,004 95% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,557 96% 1,557 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (119 fps cap detected)	97.1% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 119 Parallax 118 97% 119 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 119 Splatting 118 97% 118 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140 12,308 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1511 1002 1012 1037 1064 1009 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,293 Write 2,078 Mixed 1,508 SusWrite 1,106 339% 1,496 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 66.3 217% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,111 DQ Write 740 DQ Mixed 936 696% 929 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 303%
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 195GB free Firmware: UJ450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 3.3 22 126 149 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 452 Write 315 Mixed 202 SusWrite 97.3 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 18.9 78% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 90 DQ Mixed 40.5 47% 82.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 55%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 35.8 Write 39.7 Mixed 33.1 SusWrite 38.5 27% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.5 170% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M4K3600C18 4x16GB 519 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71% Very good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 21.9 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 24 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 166%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 47: 7R 4G 0B (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%	46%	24	288	210	120	42.5"	2560 1440	AUS43A1 ASUS PG43U

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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 $419Bench 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: $1,449

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