MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 03:32
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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 i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 158 2-Core 314 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 1,002 96% 795 Pts	64-Core 1,300 80% 1,300 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon-VII-$841 13,762 User benchmarks, average bench 101% AMD(1002 081E) Ram: 16GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 114 Parallax 207 112% 153 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 146 Splatting 84.2 90% 113 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
SABRENT 1TB 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1850 713 868 938 878 917 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$110 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 157 151 160 166 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 110 Write 105 Mixed 72 SusWrite 159 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 207% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB 6,100 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 47.5 MC Write 50.9 MC Mixed 32.9 125% 43.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 54.3 SC Mixed 36.2 111% 38.9 GB/s	Latency 45 89% 45 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 137%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	27"	1280 720	APP9226 LED Cinema

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Gaming 152%

UFO

Desktop 102%

UFO

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 $300Bench 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 $131	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