MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 166%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 160%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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.
Graphics161% 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 Drive273% 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)
Memory23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '19 at 21:53
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 163
2-Core 327
106% 195 Pts
4-Core 600
8-Core 1,066
100% 833 Pts
64-Core 1346
83% 1346 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 104%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
MSI(1462 3711) ≥ 4GB; MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Ventus OC 11GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
161% Outstanding
Lighting 222
Reflection 232
Parallax 225
181% 226 fps
MRender 267
Gravity 222
Splatting 143
165% 211 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 161%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
415GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1443 1440 1444 1441 1445 1447 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
273% Outstanding
Read 2,000
Write 1,438
Mixed 855
SusWrite 1,443
320% 1,434 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 61.5
220% 80.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,272
DQ Write 403
DQ Mixed 455
436% 710 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 273%
Great: 283%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 90 92 92 93 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 125
Write 108
Mixed 77.2
SusWrite 91.3
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 87%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$242
1.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 167 163 162 161 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 219
Write 164
Mixed 119
SusWrite 163
122% 166 MB/s
4K Read 7.5
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.8
468% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 110%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 37.5
MC Mixed 27.6
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 41
SC Mixed 30
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 53.7
74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 120%

 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 3,113 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: $1,449
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