MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics128% 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 Drive227% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190225
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 18 '19 at 07:21
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 74%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 135
2-Core 261
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 674
71% 567 Pts
64-Core 751
46% 751 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 164
Parallax 160
142% 166 fps
MRender 193
Gravity 157
Splatting 111
121% 154 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 128%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1335 741 737 741 746 741 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
227% Outstanding
Read 2,071
Write 1,819
Mixed 1,505
SusWrite 840
349% 1,559 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 61.2
4K Mixed 45.5
148% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,189
DQ Write 930
DQ Mixed 1,081
803% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 227%
Great: 355%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB
930GB free
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 439 430 442 448 449 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 438
Mixed 424
SusWrite 439
100% 441 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 66.7
4K Mixed 38.4
130% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 352
264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 101%
Great: 133%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: MFAOAA50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 163 164 165 163 164 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Read 152
Write 160
Mixed 31
SusWrite 163
91% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 136%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$127
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
85.3% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 35.1
MC Mixed 27.9
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 21.8
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 57.1
70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 120%

 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 3,118 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $1,475
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HDDRAMUSB
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