MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% 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	294% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	21 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190819
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '20 at 20:49
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	55%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 946 95% 771 Pts	64-Core 1,559 96% 1,559 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3711) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3565 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 176 Parallax 175 144% 176 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 171 Splatting 116 127% 162 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 621GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1053 944 1136 1084 1076 1076 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,414 Write 2,298 Mixed 1,615 SusWrite 1,061 414% 1,847 MB/s	4K Read 55.5 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 77 255% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,294 DQ Write 1094 DQ Mixed 1,184 890% 1,191 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 372%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 106GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 88 98 99 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 76.5 Write 79.8 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 96.4 49% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 133GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 149 147 151 151 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 141 Write 110 Mixed 76 SusWrite 150 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 114%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 9TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 169 178 183 176 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 194 Mixed 139 SusWrite 179 236% 174 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 0.9 350% 4.5 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 5.5 DQ Mixed 1.3 234% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 95%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 755GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 137 137 138 137 137 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 136 Write 134 Mixed 108 SusWrite 138 175% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.5% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 19.4 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 19.9 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 114%

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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