MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 192% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 190% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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	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	273% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '23 at 03:18
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^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-$430 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 158 2-Core 306 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,118 103% 860 Pts	64-Core 1,440 89% 1,440 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$700 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 531.29 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	187% Outstanding	Lighting 273 Reflection 242 Parallax 273 222% 263 fps	MRender 296 Gravity 227 Splatting 170 182% 231 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: 1614 1046 878 887 933 922 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,305 Write 1,784 Mixed 1,543 SusWrite 1,047 373% 1,670 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 69.8 234% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,145 DQ Write 844 DQ Mixed 560 536% 850 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 273% 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 @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 44.3 MC Mixed 32.7 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 47.4 SC Mixed 31.8 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 116%

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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 $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	640x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	366x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	293x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	254x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	224x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	216x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $159Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	104x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	97x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	47x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	46x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	39x

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