MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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	247% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191230
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '20 at 02:39
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$292 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 308 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 1,206 109% 916 Pts	64-Core 1671 103% 1671 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 191 Parallax 167 133% 174 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 166 Splatting 120 110% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$35 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 318GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 954 669 717 709 719 696 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,924 Write 2,169 Mixed 1,682 SusWrite 744 366% 1,630 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 68.7 239% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,280 DQ Write 1,015 DQ Mixed 1,127 849% 1,141 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 284%
PNY CS1311 960GB-$195 1,486 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 200GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 489 438 217 323 326 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 477 Mixed 388 SusWrite 378 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 43.8 165% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 208 192% 296 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 242GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 690 100 104 142 101 104 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 1,444 Write 1,523 Mixed 1,065 SusWrite 207 237% 1,060 MB/s	4K Read 57 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 77.4 267% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 903 DQ Mixed 266 342% 600 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 255%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 479GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 488 486 485 487 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 482 Mixed 462 SusWrite 486 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 63.4 216% 78.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 3TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 127 130 133 129 125 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 124 Write 136 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 129 165% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.4 221% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 98%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 94 103 112 129 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 109 Write 101 Mixed 76 SusWrite 112 134% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.9 202% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 29,525 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 29 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 29.6 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 120%

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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) - $243

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,680x
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	642x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	464x
RTX 2080Nvidia $389Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	279x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	231x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	236x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	193x
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: $1,301

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16