MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	147% 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	217% 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 days ago, 13 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	19.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201228
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 03:58
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$264 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 118 2-Core 224 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 704 68% 559 Pts	64-Core 841 52% 841 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$425 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 545.84 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 194 Parallax 183 176% 198 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 148 Splatting 130 123% 154 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 704 User benchmarks, average bench 303% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1442 1560 871 329 303 290 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 2,013 Write 1,612 Mixed 1,493 SusWrite 799 331% 1,479 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 50.6 177% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 821 DQ Write 655 DQ Mixed 745 556% 740 MB/s
Poor: 201% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 377%
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 52GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 119 63 65 70 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 288 Write 234 Mixed 226 SusWrite 99.3 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 23.8 100% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 158 137% 199 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 88%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 491GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1689 1891 1586 1410 1434 1421 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,082 Write 1,891 Mixed 1,633 SusWrite 1,572 403% 1,794 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 56.5 179% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 777 DQ Write 542 DQ Mixed 705 514% 674 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$60 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 923GB free Firmware: HP64 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 101 109 107 109 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 106 Write 103 Mixed 62.6 SusWrite 106 69% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 18,141 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 28.7 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 27.3 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 126%

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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: 0P 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	70	57	120	24.1"	1280 720	SAM0F90 LC24RG50

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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) - $547

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $460Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,571x
Core i7-9700KIntel $288Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	601x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $296Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	226x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	438x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	256x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	215x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $74Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	219x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	186x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $31Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	163x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $132Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	119x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	94x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $121Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	83x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $146	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $189	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $340	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16