MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	90.8% 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	314% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190225
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '19 at 14:24
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$295 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 307 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 1,230 109% 923 Pts	64-Core 1229 76% 1229 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% Sapphire(1DA2 E376) CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.4.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Lighting 111 Reflection 89.6 Parallax 171 90% 124 fps	MRender 88.2 Gravity 113 Splatting 128 92% 110 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 864 659 659 657 655 633 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2,573 Write 2,338 Mixed 1,424 SusWrite 688 391% 1,756 MB/s	4K Read 71.6 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 91.6 308% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,851 DQ Write 1,435 DQ Mixed 1,553 1,186% 1613 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 340%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 829GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 175 175 177 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 84.3 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 176 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 51GB free Firmware: 8101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 65 64 65 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 69 Write 61.5 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 64.4 44% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 62%
ST310003 33AS 1TB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 416GB free, PID 0370 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 16.8 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 41.9 42% 31.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 27.9 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 30.4 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

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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	1,676x
Core i7-9700KIntel $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	642x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	461x
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	235x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $45	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