MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	242% 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	16GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B12
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '21 at 21:31
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 99.7 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 106% 193 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 1,177 106% 892 Pts	64-Core 1,686 104% 1,686 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	61.2% Good	Lighting 75.8 Reflection 88.5 Parallax 78.2 62% 80.8 fps	MRender 78.3 Gravity 75.4 Splatting 68.3 60% 74 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WD_BLACK SN750 S 500GB 221 User benchmarks, average bench 207% 434GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1913 1901 1915 1682 144 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,047 Write 1,917 Mixed 1,444 SusWrite 1,280 323% 1,422 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 76.4 248% 92.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,174 DQ Write 830 DQ Mixed 970 733% 991 MB/s
Poor: 111% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 305%
Seagate Basic 2TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 820GB free, PID aa14 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 95 97 97 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 89.5 Write 90.4 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 95.1 122% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 67% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4133 C18 Series 2x8GB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	MC Read 51.6 MC Write 49.4 MC Mixed 34.9 129% 45.3 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 54.1 SC Mixed 38.6 114% 39.9 GB/s	Latency 37.2 108% 37.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,679x
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	642x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	463x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	279x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	231x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	236x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	193x
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 $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	89x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16