MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	89.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1400 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180907
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '24 at 00:30
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 132 2-Core 266 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 767 80% 642 Pts	64-Core 771 48% 771 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 111 Parallax 128 103% 122 fps	MRender 167 Gravity 120 Splatting 99.4 102% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 299 288 290 286 276 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 473 Write 309 Mixed 299 SusWrite 290 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 33.6 122% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 230 202% 302 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$98 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 153GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 73 76 73 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 376 Write 82.9 Mixed 119 SusWrite 74.5 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 21.4 92% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 81.9 DQ Mixed 98 80% 117 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65 6,723 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 28.4 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 27.1 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 50: 0P 5R 7G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
50%	52%	31	206	57	144	24"	1400 1017	BNQ7F33 ZOWIE XL LCD

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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 $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,690x
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	645x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $285Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	247x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	469x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	280x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	233x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	238x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	195x
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	104x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	89x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16