MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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	103% 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	54.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) (all builds)
Memory	55.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3768 x 1986 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230901
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '24 at 20:02
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 296 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1143 104% 874 Pts	64-Core 1982 123% 1982 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2167 MHz, MLim: 3740 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 132 Parallax 141 111% 136 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 101 Splatting 98.5 91% 114 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 760GB free (System drive) Firmware: UH4504RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 141 167 134 173 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 439 Write 383 Mixed 312 SusWrite 168 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 15.9 72% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 98.4 DQ Mixed 34.3 46% 83 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 58%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 279GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 375 389 385 387 388 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 460 Mixed 429 SusWrite 396 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 49.5 158% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 295 239% 338 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 266GB free Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 59 65 75 74 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 438 Write 91.8 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 72.3 34% 157 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 14.8 42% 10.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 58%
CT1000T500SSD8 1TB 778 User benchmarks, average bench 448% 460GB free Firmware: P8CR002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2383 2378 2390 2380 2376 2379 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	381% Outstanding	Read 2,547 Write 2,446 Mixed 2,181 SusWrite 2,381 538% 2,389 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 87.8 288% 98.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,209 DQ Write 776 DQ Mixed 1,007 747% 997 MB/s
Poor: 220% ↑ This bench: 381% Great: 658%
WD Elements SE 25FE 2TB 1,305 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 542GB free, PID 25fe Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 114 113 115 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 135 Write 107 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 114 146% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.4 164% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x16GB 300 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 28.5 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 29.3 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 128%

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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: 0P 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	28	5	30	84.6"	1280 720	SAM7016 SAMSUNG

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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 $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	635x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	364x
Core i9-10850KIntel $270Bench 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 $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 $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: $1,460

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	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 $550	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