MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	209% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) (all builds)
Memory	60 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200520
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '21 at 06:47
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$255 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 161 2-Core 321 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 1,265 111% 941 Pts	64-Core 2,146 133% 2,146 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Asus(1043 05AD) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.10.2 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.7% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 146 Parallax 187 103% 153 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 135 Splatting 95.6 93% 115 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SWORDFISH 2TB 1,035 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: VC0S0274 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1156 315 316 316 289 232 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,628 Write 1,370 Mixed 1,168 SusWrite 437 257% 1,151 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 70.4 235% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 977 DQ Write 997 DQ Mixed 1,087 790% 1,021 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 227%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 763GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 82 86 86 86 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 106 Write 102 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 85.4 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 602GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 184 185 184 185 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 143 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 184 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M2E3200C16 2x31.5GB 4,665 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 29.6 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 31.8 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 130%

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

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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 $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	635x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	364x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	288x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	251x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	220x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	211x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	213x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	104x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	96x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	45x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	45x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	38x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16