MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 123%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics119% 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 Drive359% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191230
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 08 '20 at 13:47
Run Duration256 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 154
2-Core 306
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 600
8-Core 1,195
106% 898 Pts
64-Core 1,194
74% 1,194 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.92
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 159
Reflection 149
Parallax 149
129% 152 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 133
Splatting 107
112% 142 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 119%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
692GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1502 1850 2219 2272 1862 1955 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
359% Outstanding
Read 2,476
Write 2,361
Mixed 1,188
SusWrite 1,943
447% 1,992 MB/s
4K Read 52.8
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 74.3
252% 90.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,610
DQ Write 1,214
DQ Mixed 1,376
1,039% 1,400 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 359%
Great: 425%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$155
1TB free
Firmware: M3CR023
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 512
Write 443
Mixed 388
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 97.5
4K Mixed 49.4
167% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 285
234% 333 MB/s
Poor: 83% Great: 125%
Seagate ST8000DM0004-1ZC11G 8TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: DN01
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 192
Write 187
Mixed 100
118% 160 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 1.1
785% 6.47 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 104%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129
2TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 131 130 131 132 132 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 136
Write 124
Mixed 91.8
SusWrite 130
89% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 99%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
2TB free
Firmware: CC54
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 140
Write 107
Mixed 80.5
81% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
2TB free
Firmware: CC52
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 148
Write 126
Mixed 74
86% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 39.3
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 32.6
107% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 41.8
SC Mixed 30
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 53
75% 53 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%

 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 3,132 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: $1,296
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Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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