MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	134% 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	301% 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	21.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '19 at 18:30
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (81^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 above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 302 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,039 99% 820 Pts	64-Core 1,635 101% 1,635 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 199 Parallax 183 153% 190 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 191 Splatting 129 122% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1383 1390 1414 1429 1417 1426 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2,530 Write 1,845 Mixed 914 SusWrite 1,410 373% 1,675 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 66.6 230% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,020 DQ Write 915 DQ Mixed 875 682% 937 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 353%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 54GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 47GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 451 454 455 455 456 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 454 Mixed 407 SusWrite 454 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 51.7 167% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 403 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 378 281% 372 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 102%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 527GB free Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 490 488 488 488 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 489 Mixed 466 SusWrite 488 110% 488 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 51.3 170% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 161GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 85GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 471 486 485 485 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 485 Mixed 461 SusWrite 483 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 51.5 170% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 409 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 382 288% 385 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 120%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB 388 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 29.9 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 31.4 95% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 171%

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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 $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,680x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	642x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	464x
RTX 2080Nvidia $391Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	279x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	231x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	236x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 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 $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	89x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,295

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16