MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 189% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 172% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	201% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	536% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190819
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '24 at 00:02
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$253 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 87.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 285 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 878 89% 722 Pts	64-Core 1060 66% 1060 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6950-XT 5,274 User benchmarks, average bench 199% PowerColor(148C 2420) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 24.5.1 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	201% Outstanding	Lighting 251 Reflection 262 Parallax 515 205% 343 fps	MRender 417 Gravity 218 Splatting 342 267% 326 fps
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 214%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 223GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 47 48 50 51 50 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	536% Outstanding	Read 5,424 Write 49.1 Mixed 96.2 SusWrite 47 292% 1,404 MB/s	4K Read 783 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 6.6 1,196% 264 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 536% Great: 353%
CT4000T705SSD5 4TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 682% 3.5TB free Firmware: PACR5111 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2473 2567 2555 2557 2557 2549 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	427% Outstanding	Read 2,668 Write 2,602 Mixed 2,331 SusWrite 2543 572% 2536 MB/s	4K Read 67.8 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 95.1 313% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,699 DQ Write 1,342 DQ Mixed 1494 1,125% 1,512 MB/s
Poor: 427% ↑ This bench: 427% Great: 757%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 45 45 45 45 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 3782 Write 4.5 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 44.9 686% 960 MB/s	4K Read 138 4K Mixed 0.2 8,627% 68.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB 1,628 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 22.6 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 22.4 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 180%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	56	165	27"	1280 720	SKG2716 H27T22

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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 $395Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,710x
Core i7-9700KIntel $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	651x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $260Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	248x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $365Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	474x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	281x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	233x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	239x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	196x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	173x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $105Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	128x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	107x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $130Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	90x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,201

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