MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 170%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 187%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics156% 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 Drive291% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C71
MotherboardMSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201211
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJan 15 '21 at 21:03
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$249
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 164
2-Core 329
106% 196 Pts
4-Core 658
8-Core 1,302
116% 980 Pts
64-Core 2,230
138% 2,230 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500
MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
156% Outstanding
Lighting 231
Reflection 274
Parallax 206
188% 237 fps
MRender 210
Gravity 151
Splatting 138
133% 166 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 156%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84
264GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2085 593 595 595 594 597 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
291% Outstanding
Read 2,442
Write 2,229
Mixed 1,559
SusWrite 843
395% 1,768 MB/s
4K Read 63.3
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 86
287% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,296
DQ Write 1,058
DQ Mixed 1,176
881% 1,176 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 291%
Great: 340%
Seagate BarraCuda Q1 SSD ZA960CV10001 960GB
580GB free
Firmware: STWSH012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 453 451 449 447 449 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Read 377
Write 411
Mixed 380
SusWrite 449
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 74.1
4K Mixed 37.7
131% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 205
178% 260 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 99%
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB
465GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 411 398 400 398 397 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 469
Mixed 386
SusWrite 412
99% 442 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 50.4
173% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 284
232% 331 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 115%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 36.5
MC Mixed 29.8
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 21.8
SC Write 45
SC Mixed 31.1
93% 32.6 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 114%

 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 1,842 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: 79% - Very good Total price: $1,275
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