MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 181%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 199%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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.
Graphics167% 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 Drive358% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C71
MotherboardMSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)  (all builds)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210204
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 28 '21 at 20:32
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 163
2-Core 328
106% 196 Pts
4-Core 656
8-Core 1,279
115% 967 Pts
64-Core 2210
137% 2210 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 109%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650
AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB; AMD reference
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.4.1
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
167% Outstanding
Lighting 207
Reflection 243
Parallax 443
168% 298 fps
MRender 367
Gravity 155
Splatting 264
213% 262 fps
Poor: 165%
This bench: 167%
Great: 178%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2115 2138 2141 2144 2157 2150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
358% Outstanding
Read 2,554
Write 2,122
Mixed 1,589
SusWrite 2,141
472% 2,102 MB/s
4K Read 55.4
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 75.7
248% 85.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,197
DQ Write 954
DQ Mixed 552
556% 901 MB/s
Poor: 113%
This bench: 358%
Great: 541%
Nvme addlink M.2 PCIE 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: ECFM13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2290 2311 1541 1111 1110 1115 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
283% Outstanding
Read 1,626
Write 1,956
Mixed 1,763
SusWrite 1,580
392% 1,731 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 71.3
236% 88.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,206
DQ Write 975
DQ Mixed 1,099
820% 1,093 MB/s
Poor: 134%
This bench: 283%
Great: 283%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145
1.5TB free
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 455 479 491 491 491 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 490
Mixed 435
SusWrite 477
108% 479 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 55.3
186% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 354
267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 123%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 42.2
MC Write 44.7
MC Mixed 32.9
114% 39.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 51.8
SC Mixed 32.6
95% 33.1 GB/s
Latency 54.6
73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 111%
Great: 126%

 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 1,826 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: $1,502
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