MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics112% 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 Drive326% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190325
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateJun 16 '19 at 19:16
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 161
2-Core 321
105% 193 Pts
4-Core 642
8-Core 1,255
112% 948 Pts
64-Core 1275
79% 1275 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 108%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 157
Parallax 134
121% 146 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 145
Splatting 114
102% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 112%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
294GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 836 634 632 647 643 635 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
326% Outstanding
Read 2,580
Write 2,369
Mixed 1,455
SusWrite 671
394% 1,769 MB/s
4K Read 70.3
4K Write 200
4K Mixed 96.2
336% 122 MB/s
DQ Read 1,858
DQ Write 1,646
DQ Mixed 1,692
1,285% 1,732 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 326%
Great: 340%
Adata SU650 240GB-$70
221GB free
Firmware: Q0922A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 446 448 448 450 450 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 450
Mixed 428
SusWrite 449
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 33.3
164% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 49.3
101% 202 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 109%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 40.9
MC Write 41.1
MC Mixed 28.9
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 38.5
SC Mixed 31
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 51.7
77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 104%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) Builds (Compare 3,121 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 151%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) - $400

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $1,456
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