MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	290% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). 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	16.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	15 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '22 at 09:06
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 267 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 964 89% 744 Pts	64-Core 1,464 91% 1,464 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 159 Parallax 158 134% 160 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 137 Splatting 120 119% 150 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1061 1358 1349 1333 1395 1193 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,179 Write 2,084 Mixed 1,293 SusWrite 1,282 383% 1,710 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 65.9 233% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,381 DQ Write 998 DQ Mixed 1102 847% 1,160 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 488%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 301GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1513 1206 1206 1207 1204 1211 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 1,943 Write 1,715 Mixed 749 SusWrite 1,258 316% 1,416 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 60.8 207% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,481 DQ Write 1,067 DQ Mixed 1,008 825% 1,185 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 129GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 297 296 296 297 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 481 Mixed 412 SusWrite 316 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 57 191% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 5GB free Firmware: 8EV101H0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 843 Write 994 Mixed 657 186% 831 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 227 4K Mixed 55.1 254% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,527 DQ Write 956 DQ Mixed 999 810% 1,160 MB/s
Poor: 123% Great: 230%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB 557 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 28.6 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 27.5 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 105%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) Builds (Compare 3,122 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 152%

UFO

Desktop 102%

UFO

Workstation 151%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) - $400

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,674x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	640x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	460x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	278x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	230x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	235x
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 $113Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16