MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	125% 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	197% 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 (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '18 at 21:38
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	88%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 641 8-Core 1,216 111% 929 Pts	64-Core 1,779 110% 1,779 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 1E87) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 164 Parallax 174 139% 169 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 147 Splatting 111 116% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8000NP 1TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 914GB free (System drive) Firmware: C2.3.7a SusWrite @10s intervals: 913 974 989 994 998 992 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 956 Write 987 Mixed 889 SusWrite 976 215% 952 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 59.5 224% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 628 DQ Write 724 DQ Mixed 647 495% 666 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 191%
Gigabyte UD PRO 512GB-$47 3,305 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 477GB free Firmware: SAFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 203 226 226 227 227 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 477 Mixed 404 SusWrite 258 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 41.3 167% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 184 158% 233 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 104%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 164 161 161 160 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 148 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 162 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 165 162 165 164 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 150 Mixed 96.6 SusWrite 163 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AR32C16S8K2SU416R 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZB 89F2 AR32C16S8K2SU416R 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZB 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 26.7 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 29.8 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 93%

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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 $295	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