MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 218% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 224% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	206% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	324% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '20 at 03:05
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 10 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 1,294 115% 971 Pts	64-Core 1602 99% 1602 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3884) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	206% Outstanding	Lighting 306 Reflection 284 Parallax 313 250% 301 fps	MRender 338 Gravity 244 Splatting 180 199% 254 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 409GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2287 817 811 816 815 813 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2668 Write 2,396 Mixed 1,882 SusWrite 1,060 448% 2,002 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 85.7 280% 97.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,642 DQ Write 1,312 DQ Mixed 1,381 1,060% 1,445 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 382GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2329 829 830 832 831 831 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 2,664 Write 2,464 Mixed 1,872 SusWrite 1,080 452% 2,020 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 87.1 290% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,644 DQ Write 1,356 DQ Mixed 1,476 1,112% 1,492 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 355%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 484GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 142 146 149 148 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 130 Mixed 93.9 SusWrite 147 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 46.4 MC Mixed 35 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 49.1 SC Mixed 31.1 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 105%

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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 $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	633x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	363x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	287x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	251x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	220x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	210x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	103x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	96x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	45x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	45x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	36x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,216

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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