MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 182% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 196% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	187% 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	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

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	9.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '23 at 02:20
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$410 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 119 2-Core 298 91% 169 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 1081 99% 829 Pts	64-Core 1,910 118% 1,910 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 531.29 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	187% Outstanding	Lighting 272 Reflection 240 Parallax 276 222% 263 fps	MRender 296 Gravity 232 Splatting 170 184% 233 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 202%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B7T1KA SusWrite @10s intervals: 1232 946 962 950 950 952 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,602 Write 1,914 Mixed 1,585 SusWrite 999 396% 1,775 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 72.4 242% 85.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,182 DQ Write 792 DQ Mixed 566 536% 847 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 370%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4-3600 8GB C18 4x8GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.6% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 25.8 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 27.1 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 116%

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

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Typical MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 1,830 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	635x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	364x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	290x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	251x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	220x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	211x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	45x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	45x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	39x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $258	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16