MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 157%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics146% 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 Drive340% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory52 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 20 '19 at 06:05
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 46%
Watch Gameplay: 2080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 151
2-Core 298
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 600
8-Core 1,193
106% 897 Pts
64-Core 1649
102% 1649 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
146% Outstanding
Lighting 222
Reflection 155
Parallax 178
181% 185 fps
MRender 176
Gravity 139
Splatting 105
111% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 146%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1508 1898 1834 1762 1705 1616 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
340% Outstanding
Read 2,566
Write 2,127
Mixed 1,299
SusWrite 1,720
431% 1,928 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 75.5
255% 91.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,249
DQ Write 1,130
DQ Mixed 1,147
872% 1,175 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 340%
Great: 393%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$250
1.5TB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 489 489 489 489 488 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 486
Mixed 467
SusWrite 489
110% 489 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 57.5
195% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 29.2
97% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 43.7
SC Mixed 31.3
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 125%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) Builds (Compare 3,116 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 151%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) - $400

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $1,439
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