MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	156% 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	202% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	56.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180907
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '19 at 15:38
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	82%

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PC Performing way below expectations (17^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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 894 84% 700 Pts	64-Core 1,197 74% 1,197 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	156% Outstanding	Lighting 219 Reflection 238 Parallax 231 178% 229 fps	MRender 234 Gravity 210 Splatting 140 153% 194 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1000 1095 1067 1003 1005 903 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,732 Write 1,635 Mixed 1,147 SusWrite 1,012 310% 1,382 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 47.2 4K Mixed 36.6 114% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 867 DQ Write 728 DQ Mixed 815 606% 803 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 371%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 465GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 393 410 383 381 364 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 428 Write 403 Mixed 338 SusWrite 384 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 44.5 4K Mixed 31.6 92% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 346 260% 347 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 304 304 299 291 294 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 399 Write 402 Mixed 345 SusWrite 307 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 46.9 4K Mixed 31.4 102% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 343 259% 347 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 41 39 38 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 35.2 Write 39.5 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 39.1 28% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 308 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	79.4% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 25.8 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 32.1 SC Mixed 23.2 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 123%

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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 $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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,461

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	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