MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 150% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	185% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	252% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) (all builds)
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '22 at 09:04
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 93.6 1-Core 115 2-Core 178 78% 129 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 659 60% 505 Pts	64-Core 1,412 87% 1,412 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 8822) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	185% Outstanding	Lighting 263 Reflection 257 Parallax 296 214% 272 fps	MRender 320 Gravity 235 Splatting 174 191% 243 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1788 868 779 787 789 784 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 2,328 Write 2,161 Mixed 1,792 SusWrite 966 406% 1,812 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 70.9 231% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 698 DQ Write 555 DQ Mixed 608 460% 620 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 463GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2093 911 815 817 817 820 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2,490 Write 2,262 Mixed 1,749 SusWrite 1,046 422% 1,887 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 72.5 236% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 748 DQ Write 610 DQ Mixed 655 497% 671 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 340%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 241 242 240 243 227 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 76% Great: 136%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 161 159 165 158 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 123 Write 95.3 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 158 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 196% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 2,656 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 32.4 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 24.1 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 129%

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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 $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	631x
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	219x
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	102x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: $1,510

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 $15	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