MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	346% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	50.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '19 at 19:42
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	PER-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 148 2-Core 290 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 1,023 94% 788 Pts	64-Core 1,624 100% 1,624 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37BD) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2329 2332 2343 1658 1142 1143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 2,441 Write 2,363 Mixed 1,517 SusWrite 1,824 457% 2,036 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 74.5 248% 88.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,463 DQ Write 1,235 DQ Mixed 1,331 1,002% 1,343 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 371%
HyperX Savage 960GB-$397 1,581 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 642GB free Firmware: SAFM00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 479 483 484 480 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 490 Mixed 322 SusWrite 482 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40.4 152% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 67 121% 236 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 111%
WD WD60PURX-64LZMY0 6TB 1,184 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 153 154 152 154 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 168 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 154 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 100%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 64GB 1,787 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 55GB free, PID 5597 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 29 18 30 16 16 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 98.7 Write 8.5 Mixed 66 SusWrite 20.6 54% 48.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 2.8 187% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 4x16GB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 30.9 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 137%

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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	641x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	460x
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 $90Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,454

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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