MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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	128% 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.
Boot Drive	119% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201228
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '21 at 23:04
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 315 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 1,231 110% 928 Pts	64-Core 1,218 75% 1,218 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 175 Parallax 174 140% 173 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 154 Splatting 127 124% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 450 480 477 439 420 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 477 Mixed 374 SusWrite 412 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 54.3 185% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 332 256% 349 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 735GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2420 2214 1477 1484 1512 1497 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	377% Outstanding	Read 2,568 Write 2,208 Mixed 1,826 SusWrite 1,767 469% 2,092 MB/s	4K Read 63.4 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 86.6 291% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1919 DQ Write 1,503 DQ Mixed 1,619 1,236% 1,680 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 377% Great: 410%
Hitachi HUS726020ALE614 2TB 380 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 890GB free Firmware: APGNW907 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 154 163 156 157 158 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 149 Write 153 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 154 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.7 227% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 115%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 203 202 202 204 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 205 Mixed 101 SusWrite 196 127% 174 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 46.3 MC Mixed 30.9 115% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 29.2 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 120%

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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 $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,675x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	641x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	461x
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 $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 $269	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 $178	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