MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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, and the best to date in our opinion.

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%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$429 62,573 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 133 2-Core 260 93% 162 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 935 90% 725 Pts	64-Core 1,386 93% 1,386 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$500 623,566 User benchmarks, average bench 118% MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 159 Parallax 158 133% 160 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 137 Splatting 120 117% 150 fps
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 128%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$140 140,834 User benchmarks, average bench 409% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1061 1358 1349 1333 1395 1193 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^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: 301% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 486%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$160 42,341 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 301GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 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: 160% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 303%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 900,642 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 129GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 297 296 296 297 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st 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: 76% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$546 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 5GB free Firmware: 8EV101H0 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential bench 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 553 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: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	144	34.1"	1280 720	GSM76FE LG ULTRAWIDE

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Gaming 163%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 163%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12) - $320

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $595Bench 96%, 482,592 samples	3,531x
Core i7-9700KIntel $390Bench 96%, 491,919 samples	1,354x
Core i7-8700KIntel $300Bench 89%, 699,090 samples	373x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $980Bench 172%, 340,975 samples	1,332x
RTX 2080Nvidia $625Bench 129%, 283,251 samples	653x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $650Bench 137%, 245,237 samples	610x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $110Bench 331%, 411,839 samples	557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $169Bench 299%, 321,590 samples	530x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 269%, 436,255 samples	429x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $177Bench 91%, 88,646 samples	300x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $229Bench 88%, 141,007 samples	236x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 91%, 88,330 samples	209x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $2,182

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $446	Crucial MX500 250GB $42
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3050 $292	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $378	Nvidia RTX 3070 $536	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $62	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17