MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	124% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '20 at 17:07
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	BHS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 1,271 113% 958 Pts	64-Core 1,759 109% 1,759 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2927 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 195 Parallax 174 146% 183 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 176 Splatting 126 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 478 485 481 481 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 460 Mixed 386 SusWrite 481 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 60.8 196% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 298 227% 310 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 903GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 488 489 485 484 484 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 455 Mixed 446 SusWrite 487 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 61 197% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 577GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 488 489 486 485 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 460 Mixed 403 SusWrite 487 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 48.5 173% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 266 200% 266 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4133 C19 Series 4x8GB 1,101 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3867 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 46.5 MC Write 48.5 MC Mixed 35.6 124% 43.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 50.6 SC Mixed 33.3 102% 35.8 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 138%

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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 183%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 196%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	630x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	363x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	287x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	250x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	219x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	210x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	210x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	102x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	95x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	45x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	44x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	36x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,500

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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