MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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.
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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	77% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200813
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 19:28
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 294 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 816 85% 681 Pts	64-Core 1,164 72% 1,164 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	112% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 139 Parallax 134 119% 140 fps	MRender 156 Gravity 135 Splatting 109 107% 134 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 332GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 311 324 354 356 354 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 383 Write 306 Mixed 166 SusWrite 338 67% 298 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 61.6 4K Mixed 20.2 93% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 154 154% 249 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 116%
INTENSO 512GB 2,578 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 197GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 62 64 65 67 63 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34.9% Below average	Read 180 Write 63 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 64.2 22% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 28.6 4K Mixed 16.9 58% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 64.7 DQ Mixed 75.7 71% 114 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 96%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 447GB free Firmware: SBFKB1C2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 176 190 195 189 283 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43.4% Average	Read 80 Write 190 Mixed 200 SusWrite 230 40% 175 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 65.2 4K Mixed 8.4 57% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 100 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 186 151% 206 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 102%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 466GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 361 380 402 402 402 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 410 Mixed 321 SusWrite 393 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 41.8 148% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 262 214% 306 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 173 185 181 169 163 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
USB Flash Disk 6GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 5GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 6.8 6.8 5.8 6.8 7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.62% Terrible	Read 31.7 Write 3.5 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 6.6 11% 11.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 25% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.62% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	66.4% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 20.8 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 20.7 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 114%

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Gaming 152%

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Desktop 102%

UFO

Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) - $400

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,679x
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	642x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	463x
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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	236x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 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 $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	89x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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) $37	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