MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	127% 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	155% 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	16GB 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 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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180907
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '21 at 02:34
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 301 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,149 103% 870 Pts	64-Core 1160 72% 1160 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

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: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 192 Parallax 181 141% 182 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 181 Splatting 127 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme THNSF5512GPUK NV 512GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 447GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 420 423 450 412 444 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 1,159 Write 1,015 Mixed 989 SusWrite 431 201% 899 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 48.1 162% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 867 DQ Write 580 DQ Mixed 618 490% 689 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 155%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 931GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 615 745 861 868 866 790 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	164% Outstanding	Read 1,069 Write 910 Mixed 624 SusWrite 791 190% 848 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 45.6 155% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 471 DQ Write 645 DQ Mixed 524 406% 547 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 445%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 931GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 779 761 796 801 797 795 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1,023 Write 804 Mixed 643 SusWrite 788 183% 815 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 38.6 133% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 650 DQ Mixed 476 366% 487 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 445%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 174 178 179 178 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 196 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 177 108% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 4x4GB 4,177 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 23.5 76% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.3 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 106%

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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 $294Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	464x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	279x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	231x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: $1,296

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16