MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 188% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 206% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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	177% 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	264% 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	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '20 at 15:06
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$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 (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 161 2-Core 284 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1262 112% 948 Pts	64-Core 2,128 132% 2,128 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: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3950 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Lighting 244 Reflection 218 Parallax 262 199% 241 fps	MRender 293 Gravity 249 Splatting 185 192% 242 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 177% 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% 829GB free (System drive) Firmware: STOSC014 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2342 966 961 936 939 944 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 1,661 Write 2313 Mixed 1,752 SusWrite 1181 390% 1,727 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 75.5 245% 91.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,384 DQ Write 809 DQ Mixed 1,041 790% 1,078 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 264% 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: 1259 2229 2473 2474 2480 2477 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 1,772 Write 2,283 Mixed 1,743 SusWrite 2,232 455% 2,008 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 73 238% 88.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,429 DQ Write 756 DQ Mixed 1,039 786% 1,074 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 385%
Seagate IronWolf 2TB (2016)-$105 8,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 174 175 175 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 162 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 175 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.7% 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 @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 30.5 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 48.7 SC Mixed 31.1 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% 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 $95Bench 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: $1,517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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