MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	242% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '22 at 16:08
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 281 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 1,006 92% 770 Pts	64-Core 1,587 98% 1,587 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 187 Parallax 180 140% 180 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 183 Splatting 127 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 659 674 677 676 674 674 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 2,357 Write 2095 Mixed 1,390 SusWrite 672 363% 1,629 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 68.2 221% 75.2 MB/s	DQ Read 928 DQ Write 754 DQ Mixed 828 624% 837 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 340%
WDC WDS200T2B0B-00YS70 2TB 1,239 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 848GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 474 469 436 467 451 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 447 Mixed 322 SusWrite 461 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 39.7 145% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 273 217% 301 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 32.6 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 50.7 SC Mixed 31.4 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 144%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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) - $400

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,674x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	640x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	460x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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