MSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive85.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B12
MotherboardMSI MEG Z390 ACE (MS-7B12)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20221101
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 23 '22 at 00:23
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 45%

 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 i5-8600K-$173
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 122
2-Core 225
85% 147 Pts
4-Core 487
8-Core 594
70% 540 Pts
64-Core 680
42% 680 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Nvidia(10DE 1B82) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.6% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 130
Parallax 99.6
96% 116 fps
MRender 94
Gravity 120
Splatting 110
89% 108 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 101%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8TN8U256G2000 256GB
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4161100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 190 185 186 187 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Read 461
Write 283
Mixed 255
SusWrite 190
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 79
4K Mixed 37.1
139% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 207
175% 258 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 41.6
MC Mixed 29.3
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 39.3
SC Mixed 24
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 57.1
70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 101%
Great: 107%

 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 3,127 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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $1,459
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