MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190819
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '19 at 18:26
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	PER-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 299 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 1,075 98% 821 Pts	64-Core 1,092 68% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.6% Average	Lighting 60.5 Reflection 56.7 Parallax 46.6 49% 54.6 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 62.1 Splatting 53.7 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 370GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPH4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 159 172 184 182 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 184 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 170 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 112 113 113 113 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 110 Write 129 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 114 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 266% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 118%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 792GB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 118 121 122 121 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 108 Write 100 Mixed 66 SusWrite 120 72% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 73%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 134 137 135 136 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 166 Write 144 Mixed 103 SusWrite 135 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 2x16GB 17,710 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 27.1 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 27.1 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 97%

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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 $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,670x
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	639x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	460x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	278x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	234x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	192x
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	88x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,458

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16