MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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	191% 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	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '18 at 12:47
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,190 106% 895 Pts	64-Core 1,648 102% 1,648 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% 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: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 169 Parallax 177 147% 175 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 154 Splatting 111 120% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8000NP 1TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 918GB free (System drive) Firmware: C2.3.7a SusWrite @10s intervals: 876 981 991 998 993 992 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 974 Write 984 Mixed 883 SusWrite 972 215% 953 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 56.6 205% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 624 DQ Write 722 DQ Mixed 646 494% 664 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 191%
Gigabyte UD PRO 512GB-$47 3,305 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 475GB free Firmware: SAFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 242 224 227 226 227 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 459 Mixed 396 SusWrite 250 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 39.8 154% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 185 183% 293 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 104%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$86 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 173 174 172 173 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 165 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 172 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$86 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 176 173 174 173 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 160 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 173 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 97.4% 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% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	69.7% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 20.6 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 22.9 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.7% 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 $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 $39
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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16