MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics130% 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 Drive194% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 13 '19 at 02:02
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 87.4
1-Core 163
2-Core 318
102% 189 Pts
4-Core 608
8-Core 989
98% 799 Pts
64-Core 1,626
101% 1,626 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 100%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
EVGA(3842 3182) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
130% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 169
Parallax 181
148% 177 fps
MRender 194
Gravity 149
Splatting 106
118% 150 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 130%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 512GB
334GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 930 573 592 594 597 598 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
194% Outstanding
Read 1,240
Write 1581
Mixed 1,123
SusWrite 648
259% 1,148 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 63.6
4K Mixed 50.7
146% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,390
DQ Write 1,272
DQ Mixed 1,291
980% 1,318 MB/s
Poor: 105%
This bench: 194%
Great: 267%
Verbatim STORE N GO 16GB
2GB free, PID 3623
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 3.9 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.3 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
3.11% Terrible
Read 11.5
Write 4.2
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 4
7% 5.97 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
9% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.11%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2Z3200C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.9% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 22.1
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 18.9
58% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 70.1
57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 119%

 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 3,134 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) - $243

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $1,295
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