MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 174% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	164% 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	266% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190819
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 04 '20 at 03:57
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 104% 189 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 934 97% 780 Pts	64-Core 935 58% 935 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	164% Outstanding	Lighting 231 Reflection 231 Parallax 227 188% 230 fps	MRender 254 Gravity 226 Splatting 139 162% 206 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 658GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1966 997 986 852 792 706 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 1,373 Write 2,596 Mixed 1603 SusWrite 1050 376% 1,655 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 83.4 282% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,132 DQ Write 1,519 DQ Mixed 1616 1,139% 1,422 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 284%
Samsung MZNTY256HDHP-00000 256GB 2,168 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 134GB free Firmware: MAT2100Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 121 94 94 81 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 494 Mixed 338 SusWrite 137 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 66.5 237% 88.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 338 260% 354 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 109%
Micron_M600_MTFDDAK512MBF 512GB 918 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 262GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 474 474 473 472 474 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 435 Write 463 Mixed 336 SusWrite 473 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 44.2 160% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 161 146% 214 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 450GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 113 112 113 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 115 Write 110 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 113 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 1,424 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 46.4 MC Write 45.3 MC Mixed 33 119% 41.6 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 34.8 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 45.7 88% 45.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 116%

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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	1,675x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	641x
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	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 $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 $178	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