MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	132% 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	225% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191230
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '20 at 18:27
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 way below expectations (6^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 113 2-Core 226 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 892 80% 673 Pts	64-Core 1,520 94% 1,520 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 87.6% 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 6797) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 197 Parallax 201 151% 195 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 183 Splatting 126 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 501 137 128 131 129 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 2,163 Write 890 Mixed 529 SusWrite 190 205% 943 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 65.6 258% 99.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,258 DQ Write 898 DQ Mixed 814 679% 990 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 408GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 484 485 487 487 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 489 Mixed 417 SusWrite 485 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 51.7 182% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 121%
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLV512 512GB 2,994 User benchmarks, average bench 137% 164GB free Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 518 556 571 550 556 570 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 1,055 Write 286 Mixed 376 SusWrite 554 125% 568 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 46 218% 89.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,033 DQ Write 414 DQ Mixed 537 447% 662 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 173%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4A2666C16 4x8GB 2,181 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	73.5% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.1 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 22.4 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 98%

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

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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	1,675x
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	461x
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 $95Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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