MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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	126% 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	350% 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	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	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190819
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '19 at 04:35
Run Duration	305 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$252 550,833 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)	100% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,114 102% 857 Pts	64-Core 1,139 70% 1,139 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2182) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 165 Parallax 160 142% 167 fps	MRender 169 Gravity 145 Splatting 109 112% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1394 1367 1905 1930 1914 1925 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 2,687 Write 2081 Mixed 1,364 SusWrite 1,739 440% 1,968 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 75 255% 91.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,375 DQ Write 1,215 DQ Mixed 1,258 954% 1,283 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 350% Great: 393%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 197GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 435 421 423 425 424 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 477 Mixed 411 SusWrite 435 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 52.4 180% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 250 216% 320 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 126%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 175GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1851 1643 1554 1476 1410 1348 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 2,689 Write 2,376 Mixed 1,504 SusWrite 1,547 454% 2,029 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 81 275% 98.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,466 DQ Write 1,332 DQ Mixed 1,392 1,046% 1,396 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 425%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 149GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 482 483 482 486 483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 485 Mixed 356 SusWrite 483 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 54.1 185% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 329 254% 347 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
WD Re 3TB (2012)-$55 2,104 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01K03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 155 156 155 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 160 Write 145 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 154 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$127 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.5% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 21.1 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 21.2 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 120%

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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 $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,671x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	639x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 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 $79Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	172x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $127Bench 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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,475

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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