MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 167% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 184% 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	157% 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	292% 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, 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	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201211
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '21 at 03:10
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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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-$279 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 95.8 1-Core 161 2-Core 312 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 1,224 110% 927 Pts	64-Core 2,171 134% 2,171 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$455 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Lighting 231 Reflection 278 Parallax 208 189% 239 fps	MRender 207 Gravity 164 Splatting 145 138% 172 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 227GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1765 658 664 662 609 624 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2517 Write 2,215 Mixed 1,614 SusWrite 830 401% 1,794 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 85.4 286% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,285 DQ Write 1,042 DQ Mixed 1,156 868% 1,161 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 340%
Seagate BarraCuda Q1 SSD ZA960CV10001 960GB 1,479 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 580GB free Firmware: STWSH012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 448 449 448 444 443 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 390 Write 301 Mixed 381 SusWrite 446 86% 380 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 37.3 131% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 205 164% 231 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 99%
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 465GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 412 396 396 397 399 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 466 Mixed 380 SusWrite 412 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 49.5 171% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 212 174% 247 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 30.2 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 30.9 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

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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 1,834 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 184%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 197%

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

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $399Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	636x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	365x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	291x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	252x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	221x
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	211x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	214x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	104x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	96x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	46x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	45x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	39x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16