MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics62.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive379% 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)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190325
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 11 '19 at 19:23
Run Duration195 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 160
2-Core 321
105% 193 Pts
4-Core 642
8-Core 1,189
109% 915 Pts
64-Core 1,257
78% 1,257 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 108%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 374A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2256 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.4% Good
Lighting 77.2
Reflection 78.3
Parallax 67
63% 74.2 fps
MRender 78.8
Gravity 72.5
Splatting 74.3
61% 75.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
319GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1690 1630 1581 1461 1461 1460 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
379% Outstanding
Read 2,644
Write 2,446
Mixed 1,915
SusWrite 1,547
480% 2,138 MB/s
4K Read 72
4K Write 202
4K Mixed 97.1
341% 124 MB/s
DQ Read 1,926
DQ Write 1,371
DQ Mixed 1,548
1,183% 1,615 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 379%
Great: 410%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
895GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 150 152 151 150 151 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Read 149
Write 122
Mixed 31.7
SusWrite 150
82% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 184%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
517GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 175 179 175 176 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 100
Mixed 75.3
SusWrite 176
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 40.7
MC Write 39.8
MC Mixed 28.8
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 38.7
SC Mixed 31.1
88% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 102%
Great: 101%

 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 3,117 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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $1,461
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