MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	100% 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 Drive	270% 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	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	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '21 at 09:46
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 160 2-Core 323 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 640 8-Core 1,272 113% 956 Pts	64-Core 2,180 135% 2,180 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.72 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)	100% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 143 Parallax 143 117% 143 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 142 Splatting 0.2 68% 95.1 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 940 649 640 627 612 593 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,231 Write 2,178 Mixed 1,594 SusWrite 677 374% 1,670 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 84.9 283% 98.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,361 DQ Write 939 DQ Mixed 1,004 789% 1,101 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 74GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,584 Write 2,135 Mixed 1,737 478% 2,152 MB/s	4K Read 64.4 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 86.2 288% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,420 DQ Write 1,187 DQ Mixed 1,268 959% 1,292 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate ST3320620NS 320GB-$40 953 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 81GB free Firmware: 3.AEG SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 54 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 77.4 Write 77.7 Mixed 43 SusWrite 56.1 47% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 767GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 162 164 164 164 164 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 132 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 162 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C17 2x16GB 205 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 48.7 MC Write 49.8 MC Mixed 37.4 129% 45.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 28.4 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 151%

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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	630x
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	95x

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 $273	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 $185	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