MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	159% 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	215% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210204
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 15 '24 at 10:10
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$249 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 42.7 1-Core 116 2-Core 236 67% 132 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 907 81% 686 Pts	64-Core 1,936 120% 1,936 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$459 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 408E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 210 Parallax 210 191% 218 fps	MRender 242 Gravity 161 Splatting 131 140% 178 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-ASM2NE6500GTTD 500GB 5,132 User benchmarks, average bench 271% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 568 461 472 480 495 493 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,684 Write 1,746 Mixed 1,472 SusWrite 495 302% 1,349 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 66.3 227% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,192 DQ Write 906 DQ Mixed 1,051 786% 1,050 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 391%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$104 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 745GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 374 408 413 418 419 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 447 Mixed 416 SusWrite 398 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 47.6 160% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 342 258% 346 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18 3x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 800 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	MC Read 5.5 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 5.3 17% 5.83 GB/s	SC Read 3.8 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 5.4 14% 4.9 GB/s	Latency 186 22% 186 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 108%

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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	69	57	240	27"	1280 720	AOC2730 AG273F1G8R3

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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	639x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	366x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	292x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	253x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	223x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 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 394%, 276,089 samples	96x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 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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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,285

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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