MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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	375% 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	58.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '22 at 20:00
Run Duration	294 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1,157 103% 869 Pts	64-Core 1,552 96% 1,552 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 12AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 120 Parallax 138 112% 132 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 133 Splatting 109 112% 142 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 672GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 1962 2007 2032 2047 2046 2052 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 3,362 Write 2,404 Mixed 1,688 SusWrite 2,024 529% 2,370 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 74.8 233% 83 MB/s	DQ Read 1,124 DQ Write 864 DQ Mixed 972 733% 987 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 366GB free Firmware: EXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2390 2406 2413 2410 2410 2408 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 2,677 Write 2,373 Mixed 1,611 SusWrite 2,406 509% 2,267 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 72 238% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,188 DQ Write 930 DQ Mixed 1,024 776% 1,047 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 425%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 8TB 468 User benchmarks, average bench 497% 4TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 541 543 541 550 556 557 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 986 Write 5 Mixed 465 SusWrite 548 110% 501 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 35.2 133% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 566 DQ Mixed 295 268% 400 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 853%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 118 118 120 120 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 167 Write 131 Mixed 104 SusWrite 117 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C17 4x16GB 198 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 29.3 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 29.8 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 173%

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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 $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,670x
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	639x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 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 $95Bench 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: $1,458

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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