MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	284% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 18:50
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 150 2-Core 295 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,008 95% 791 Pts	64-Core 1550 96% 1550 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (74 fps cap detected)	60.4% Good	Lighting 74 Reflection 74 Parallax 74 60% 74 fps	MRender 74 Gravity 74 Splatting 74 61% 74 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 217GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 940 742 745 738 738 734 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2623 Write 2,384 Mixed 1,796 SusWrite 773 423% 1,894 MB/s	4K Read 65.3 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 84.5 287% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,156 DQ Write 763 DQ Mixed 888 682% 936 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 355%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 119GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 276 275 276 276 275 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 482 Mixed 396 SusWrite 296 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 84.2 4K Mixed 50 169% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 234 209% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 98GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 292 293 294 294 291 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 483 Mixed 391 SusWrite 312 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 53.8 178% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB 557 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 28.6 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 30.1 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	85	31.5"	1280 720	ACR060A Z321QU

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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 $90Bench 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 $104Bench 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: $1,213

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