MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 157%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 160%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics149% 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 Drive248% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C71
MotherboardMSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)  (all builds)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200414
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateNov 15 '20 at 15:34
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 158
2-Core 309
103% 188 Pts
4-Core 609
8-Core 1,125
104% 867 Pts
64-Core 1,655
102% 1,655 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
MSI(1462 3710) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
149% Outstanding
Lighting 210
Reflection 205
Parallax 223
171% 213 fps
MRender 211
Gravity 204
Splatting 127
142% 181 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 149%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 565 301 311 310 315 312 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
248% Outstanding
Read 2,444
Write 1466
Mixed 1235
SusWrite 352
304% 1,374 MB/s
4K Read 60.6
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 80.3
271% 95 MB/s
DQ Read 981
DQ Write 1,022
DQ Mixed 1,009
757% 1,004 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 248%
Great: 280%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
777GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2417 2154 1183 1195 1193 1192 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
337% Outstanding
Read 2,525
Write 2,382
Mixed 1,654
SusWrite 1,556
455% 2,029 MB/s
4K Read 60.6
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 83.2
274% 95.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,357
DQ Write 1,158
DQ Mixed 1,249
938% 1,255 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 337%
Great: 372%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01L01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 108 110 111 111 110 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
62.9% Good
Read 110
Write 98.8
Mixed 82
SusWrite 109
74% 99.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
198% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
115% Outstanding
MC Read 43.8
MC Write 45.6
MC Mixed 33.8
117% 41.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 51.1
SC Mixed 32.9
102% 35.6 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 115%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 1,816 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 183%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 196%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $1,517
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