MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 257% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 259% 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	247% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201211
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '21 at 14:49
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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 i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 160 2-Core 287 101% 181 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1,099 105% 867 Pts	64-Core 1,713 106% 1,713 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF); asus strix 3090 CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 5209 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Lighting 376 Reflection 341 Parallax 386 307% 368 fps	MRender 404 Gravity 296 Splatting 208 237% 303 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 58 59 59 60 59 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 546GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 659 508 516 524 527 530 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,617 Write 2,440 Mixed 1,919 SusWrite 544 420% 1,880 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 90 297% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,366 DQ Write 1090 DQ Mixed 1,240 925% 1,232 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 410%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 233GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1366 309 310 310 310 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2,145 Write 1524 Mixed 715 SusWrite 486 269% 1,218 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 67.4 252% 98 MB/s	DQ Read 1,124 DQ Write 1,255 DQ Mixed 708 666% 1029 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 236%
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 223GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 146 176 178 177 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 495 Mixed 383 SusWrite 222 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 39.7 147% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 206 191% 292 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4D3600C18 4x8GB 12,036 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 45.5 MC Write 48.3 MC Mixed 35.2 123% 43 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 51.1 SC Mixed 32.9 101% 35.4 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 130%

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Gaming 183%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 196%

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

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	631x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	363x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	287x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	250x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	219x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	210x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	210x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	102x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	96x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	45x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	44x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	36x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16