MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	291% 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	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '21 at 16:32
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 83.3 1-Core 157 2-Core 313 99% 185 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 963 97% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,919 119% 1,919 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8671) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58% Above average	Lighting 56.9 Reflection 117 Parallax 138 46% 104 fps	MRender 160 Gravity 58.3 Splatting 86.5 81% 102 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB 10,220 User benchmarks, average bench 331% 947GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1924 1964 1968 1912 1522 1448 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 1,984 Write 1,923 Mixed 1,635 SusWrite 1,790 413% 1,833 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 66.7 220% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 840 DQ Write 683 DQ Mixed 749 564% 757 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 431%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 199GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 460 459 442 448 422 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 476 Write 457 Mixed 428 SusWrite 448 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 28.8 97% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 209 147% 185 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 99%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 164 164 163 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 167 Mixed 110 SusWrite 164 209% 158 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 12 4K Mixed 1.1 512% 10.4 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 10.1 DQ Mixed 0.9 376% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 29GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 111 Write 124 Mixed 82 135% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 6,874 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.5% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 21.7 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 20.3 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.5% 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 $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	633x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	363x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	287x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	250x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	220x
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	103x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	96x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 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: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,218

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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