MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 170%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 186%
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 Drive287% 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)
Memory29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201211
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJan 18 '21 at 22:16
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 96.1
1-Core 164
2-Core 328
106% 196 Pts
4-Core 650
8-Core 1,268
114% 959 Pts
64-Core 2,206
136% 2,206 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: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
156% Outstanding
Lighting 230
Reflection 282
Parallax 210
187% 240 fps
MRender 209
Gravity 163
Splatting 145
138% 172 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 156%
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: 1502 660 661 660 661 663 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
287% Outstanding
Read 2,458
Write 2,232
Mixed 1,511
SusWrite 801
391% 1,751 MB/s
4K Read 62.5
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 84
281% 98.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,314
DQ Write 1,061
DQ Mixed 1,176
883% 1,184 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 287%
Great: 340%
Seagate BarraCuda Q1 SSD ZA960CV10001 960GB
580GB free
Firmware: STWSH012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 455 445 436 437 440 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Read 329
Write 140
Mixed 324
SusWrite 444
70% 309 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 68.9
4K Mixed 37.2
126% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 204
178% 260 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 99%
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB
465GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 403 401 393 400 396 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 460
Mixed 378
SusWrite 410
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 98.7
4K Mixed 49.9
172% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 284
232% 331 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 114%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 30.4
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 46.2
SC Mixed 32.3
96% 33.5 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 105%
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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