MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% 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	219% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '22 at 18:55
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 below expectations (23^rd percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 995 94% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,511 94% 1,511 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3733) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 121 Parallax 141 118% 136 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 136 Splatting 110 114% 144 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1052 641 721 685 681 696 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,861 Write 1,957 Mixed 1,517 SusWrite 746 341% 1,520 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 60.4 206% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 603 DQ Mixed 770 579% 784 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 284%
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 178GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 109 101 103 96 108 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 71%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 74GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 298 300 300 301 301 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 450 Mixed 392 SusWrite 314 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 50.6 168% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46 33,719 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 252GB free Firmware: AAHA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 488 492 456 493 489 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,467 Write 318 Mixed 350 SusWrite 472 142% 652 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 42.4 150% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 686 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 350 301% 454 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 216%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 140 141 139 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 150 Write 136 Mixed 76.6 SusWrite 139 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M2A2666C16 2x16GB 431 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 22.6 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 93%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $127Bench 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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,475

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	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