MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	82.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	238% 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	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '19 at 20:48
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 157 2-Core 314 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 1,047 101% 830 Pts	64-Core 1722 107% 1722 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.4% Excellent	Lighting 100 Reflection 120 Parallax 98.7 82% 106 fps	MRender 99.7 Gravity 100 Splatting 106 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$35 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 265GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1134 844 844 842 845 845 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 2007 Write 2,107 Mixed 1639 SusWrite 892 373% 1,661 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 60.6 206% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,002 DQ Write 788 DQ Mixed 935 689% 909 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 297%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 864GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 174 175 176 175 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 157 Mixed 109 SusWrite 175 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 72GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 70 72 72 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 176 Write 73 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 70.9 70% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 109%
ST375064 0AS 750GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 655GB free, PID 1018 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 36 36 35 38 34 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	17% Very poor	Read 41 Write 40.5 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 36 50% 37 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 60% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 26.4 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 27.9 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 94%

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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 $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,687x
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	644x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $285Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	466x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	280x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	233x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	238x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	194x
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 $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	89x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16