MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 121%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics108% 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 Drive312% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180907
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJul 01 '19 at 14:21
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 163
2-Core 328
106% 196 Pts
4-Core 654
8-Core 1,235
113% 944 Pts
64-Core 1,274
79% 1,274 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2652 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 156
Parallax 132
114% 143 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 140
Splatting 115
102% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1956 868 797 785 766 787 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
312% Outstanding
Read 2,111
Write 2,438
Mixed 1,714
SusWrite 993
408% 1,814 MB/s
4K Read 69.1
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 96.1
320% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,648
DQ Write 1377
DQ Mixed 1,493
1,124% 1,506 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 312%
Great: 340%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
922GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 474 475 473 475 474 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 487
Write 471
Mixed 441
SusWrite 474
106% 468 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 65.3
4K Mixed 35
117% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 190
140% 183 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 179 176 181 179 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 144
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 178
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 39.9
MC Write 39.3
MC Mixed 28.9
103% 36 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 37.9
SC Mixed 31.7
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 51.6
78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 111%

 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 3,125 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $1,454
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