MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 172%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 188%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics157% 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 Drive284% 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)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201211
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '21 at 03:34
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 5.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 117
2-Core 334
96% 182 Pts
4-Core 668
8-Core 1,287
116% 977 Pts
64-Core 2,161
134% 2,161 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 110%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500
MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
157% Outstanding
Lighting 231
Reflection 281
Parallax 208
188% 240 fps
MRender 208
Gravity 163
Splatting 144
138% 172 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 157%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84
227GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 773 661 662 660 665 663 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
284% Outstanding
Read 2,468
Write 2,236
Mixed 1,628
SusWrite 681
391% 1,753 MB/s
4K Read 64.8
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 86.6
290% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,339
DQ Write 1,077
DQ Mixed 1,195
898% 1,204 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 284%
Great: 340%
Seagate BarraCuda Q1 SSD ZA960CV10001 960GB
580GB free
Firmware: STWSH012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 449 452 438 444 444 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 377
Write 281
Mixed 378
SusWrite 445
84% 370 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 72.1
4K Mixed 37.5
130% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 207
168% 237 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 99%
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB
465GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 412 398 393 400 394 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 453
Mixed 383
SusWrite 412
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 98.9
4K Mixed 49.9
172% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 287
222% 301 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 112%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 38.8
MC Write 40.8
MC Mixed 30.5
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 46.1
SC Mixed 32.5
96% 33.5 GB/s
Latency 53.4
75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 104%
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 1,841 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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