MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 171% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 187% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	160% 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	272% 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '20 at 04:20
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 161 2-Core 322 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,220 110% 927 Pts	64-Core 2,184 135% 2,184 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2384) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	160% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 205 Parallax 238 175% 219 fps	MRender 258 Gravity 223 Splatting 177 175% 219 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 510 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 3,035 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 754GB free (System drive) Firmware: STOSC014 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2100 2319 1705 913 902 911 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 1,648 Write 1,873 Mixed 1,763 SusWrite 1,475 382% 1,690 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 74.4 248% 92.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,430 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 65.3 256% 603 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 371%
Seagate FireCuda 510 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB 1,901 User benchmarks, average bench 259% 1TB free Firmware: STOSC014 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2281 2205 2213 2311 2386 2357 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 1,649 Write 1,408 Mixed 1757 SusWrite 2292 402% 1,777 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 71.1 233% 87.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,447 DQ Write 805 DQ Mixed 1,065 808% 1,106 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 385%
Seagate IronWolf 2TB (2016)-$105 8,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 171 173 173 176 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 162 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 173 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB 20,502 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 47.1 MC Mixed 33.5 119% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 53.6 SC Mixed 33.4 104% 36.4 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 126%

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

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Typical MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 1,816 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	631x
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	96x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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: $1,498

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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