MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	69.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '20 at 00:22
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,179 105% 890 Pts	64-Core 1,648 102% 1,648 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2187) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3575 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.9% Good	Lighting 79 Reflection 91.2 Parallax 74.1 64% 81.4 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 79 Splatting 103 81% 98.3 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 206 202 201 195 196 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 442 Mixed 355 SusWrite 208 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 53.6 182% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 175GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 313 310 313 313 313 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 489 Mixed 400 SusWrite 326 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 58.5 198% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB 514 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 92GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,539 Write 1,913 Mixed 1,433 434% 1,962 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 82.6 273% 95.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,434 DQ Write 1,004 DQ Mixed 612 621% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 159GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 139 139 140 138 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 139 Write 94.7 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 138 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 112%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 7.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 175 172 181 172 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 161 Mixed 77 SusWrite 175 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.2 212% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 3,875 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 31.8 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 47.9 SC Mixed 31.8 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 129%

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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 $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,671x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	639x
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 $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	234x
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 $127Bench 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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,475

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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