MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	92.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191230
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '21 at 15:40
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 156 2-Core 308 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1,190 106% 899 Pts	64-Core 1,206 75% 1,206 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 163 Parallax 110 95% 130 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 101 Splatting 92.6 88% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,560 Write 2,250 Mixed 1,529 469% 2,113 MB/s	4K Read 68.2 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 88.6 294% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1006 DQ Write 1,439 DQ Mixed 1,162 895% 1,202 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 265GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 488 489 490 412 290 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 484 Mixed 462 SusWrite 443 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 56 188% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 406GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 488 489 490 415 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 485 Mixed 455 SusWrite 444 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 56.1 192% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 206 214 217 218 214 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 140 Write 181 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 211 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 4,750 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 43.2 MC Write 46.4 MC Mixed 31 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 48.5 SC Mixed 30.2 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%

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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 $95Bench 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: $1,295

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16