MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	90.4% 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	215% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 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	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '21 at 03:56
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 116 2-Core 302 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 863 91% 726 Pts	64-Core 877 54% 877 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$296 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2061) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3650 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.4% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 105 Parallax 110 95% 110 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 96.6 Splatting 92.1 82% 102 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 722 588 448 343 221 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,209 Write 500 Mixed 1,337 SusWrite 428 194% 869 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 77 274% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1243 DQ Write 1,290 DQ Mixed 1,027 838% 1,186 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 253%
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$33 2,425 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 55GB free Firmware: R0802B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 555 556 109 95 97 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,713 Write 504 Mixed 712 SusWrite 249 174% 795 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 46.8 257% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 417 DQ Write 560 DQ Mixed 67.3 168% 348 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 179%
MB2000EBZQC 2TB 993 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 469GB free Firmware: HPG2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 96 99 101 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 107 Write 107 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 98.1 69% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 407GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 150 153 153 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	75% Very good	Read 109 Write 89.1 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 152 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 44.4 MC Write 47 MC Mixed 31.7 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 49.1 SC Mixed 33.1 101% 35.5 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%

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

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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) - $243

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,680x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	642x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	464x
RTX 2080Nvidia $391Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	279x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	231x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	236x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	193x
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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,297

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16