MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics91.2% 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 Drive216% 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)
Memory25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190325
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateApr 14 '22 at 13:16
Run Duration239 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 2060 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 89.2
1-Core 145
2-Core 288
95% 174 Pts
4-Core 569
8-Core 1,006
95% 788 Pts
64-Core 1,530
95% 1,530 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.2% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 129
Parallax 112
94% 119 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 97.1
Splatting 95.7
86% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1358 818 353 258 242 251 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
216% Outstanding
Read 1,535
Write 1513
Mixed 1,197
SusWrite 547
268% 1,198 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 70.1
240% 89.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,254
DQ Write 849
DQ Mixed 1,010
765% 1,038 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 216%
Great: 276%
CT2000P1SSD8 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: P3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1590 1606 1602 1599 1604 1604 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
288% Outstanding
Read 1,599
Write 1585
Mixed 1,239
SusWrite 1,601
339% 1,506 MB/s
4K Read 58.8
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 77
261% 91.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,030
DQ Write 1,024
DQ Mixed 355
452% 803 MB/s
Poor: 169%
This bench: 288%
Great: 321%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121
4TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 200 203 204 204 204 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.3% Good
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 20.5
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 21.9
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 129%

 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 3,123 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) - $400

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $1,454
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