MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 122% 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	116% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '20 at 00:20
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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-$403 354,223 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 (14^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 84.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 289 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 1,013 93% 779 Pts	64-Core 1551 96% 1551 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4275 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 164 Parallax 178 144% 173 fps	MRender 209 Gravity 142 Splatting 107 120% 153 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 584GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 400 473 484 483 482 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 482 Mixed 449 SusWrite 442 106% 468 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 51 169% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 191 191 193 192 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 199 Mixed 95 SusWrite 192 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C15 Series 4x8GB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	66.6% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 20.1 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 21.1 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 103%

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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 $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,679x
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	642x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	463x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	279x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	231x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	236x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 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 $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	89x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16