MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 192% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 212% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	172% 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.
Boot Drive	330% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200615
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '21 at 21:37
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 99.6 1-Core 168 2-Core 335 109% 201 Pts	4-Core 671 8-Core 1,325 118% 998 Pts	64-Core 2,287 142% 2,287 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Lighting 242 Reflection 212 Parallax 249 197% 234 fps	MRender 255 Gravity 234 Splatting 178 178% 223 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$207 2,580 User benchmarks, average bench 300% 394GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A7T36A Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1906 1571 1247 1248 1251 1243 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,612 Write 2137 Mixed 1609 SusWrite 1,411 434% 1,942 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 87 296% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,355 DQ Write 765 DQ Mixed 245 401% 788 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 379%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116 16,263 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 155GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1724 1665 1691 1668 1297 453 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 2,561 Write 1,609 Mixed 1,331 SusWrite 1,416 385% 1,729 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 89.8 290% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,362 DQ Write 1,091 DQ Mixed 1,223 916% 1,225 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 355%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 4500 C19 2x8GB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	MC Read 54.6 MC Write 50.6 MC Mixed 37.3 136% 47.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 55.6 SC Mixed 39.4 105% 36.7 GB/s	Latency 37.7 106% 37.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 140%

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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 $76Bench 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: $1,498

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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