MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 154% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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	144% 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	261% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	55.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210204
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '21 at 08:59
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 82.2 1-Core 155 2-Core 308 97% 182 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 1,196 107% 905 Pts	64-Core 1,943 120% 1,943 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87BE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	144% Outstanding	Lighting 209 Reflection 199 Parallax 189 170% 199 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 148 Splatting 129 124% 156 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 2TB 2,517 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 283GB free Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 701 204 174 153 153 158 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 2,645 Write 1,237 Mixed 1,320 SusWrite 257 300% 1,365 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 65.6 228% 83 MB/s	DQ Read 1,303 DQ Write 844 DQ Mixed 1,148 836% 1,099 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 333%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 899 480 392 396 389 379 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 2,540 Write 1,828 Mixed 1,771 SusWrite 489 369% 1,657 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 80.4 270% 95 MB/s	DQ Read 1,161 DQ Write 886 DQ Mixed 1,039 773% 1,029 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 417GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 246 159 158 159 158 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 460 Mixed 393 SusWrite 224 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 45.2 153% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 122%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 4x16GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.3% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 20.8 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 22.6 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 127%

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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	8	6	144	31.5"	1280 720	AOC3201 32G1WG4

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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	632x
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	220x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	210x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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 $98Bench 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: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,507

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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