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 (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 Drive280% 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)
Memory28.1 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 22:42
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279
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 96.2
1-Core 164
2-Core 326
106% 196 Pts
4-Core 656
8-Core 1,251
113% 953 Pts
64-Core 2,236
138% 2,236 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488
MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
156% Outstanding
Lighting 228
Reflection 279
Parallax 227
186% 244 fps
MRender 206
Gravity 164
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-$43
227GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 769 662 662 664 663 662 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 2,425
Write 2196
Mixed 1,542
SusWrite 680
382% 1,711 MB/s
4K Read 63.4
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 84.3
283% 99.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,314
DQ Write 1,068
DQ Mixed 1,180
887% 1,188 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 280%
Great: 340%
Seagate BarraCuda Q1 SSD ZA960CV10001 960GB
580GB free
Firmware: STWSH012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 452 451 449 447 451 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 269
Write 106
Mixed 251
SusWrite 451
61% 269 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 72.5
4K Mixed 36.9
130% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 152
152% 242 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 99%
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB
465GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 408 401 399 401 402 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 487
Write 461
Mixed 374
SusWrite 412
98% 433 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 96.4
4K Mixed 48.8
168% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 283
218% 301 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 111%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 36.8
MC Mixed 30.5
101% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 45.9
SC Mixed 31.9
95% 33.2 GB/s
Latency 53.2
75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 101%
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 1,829 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: 67% - Good Total price: $1,500
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