MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 134% 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% 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	216% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) (all builds)
Memory	22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200804
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '20 at 02:38
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	6%

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 i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 86.2 1-Core 160 2-Core 314 101% 187 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 1,118 102% 854 Pts	64-Core 1,720 106% 1,720 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 204 Parallax 203 148% 196 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 180 Splatting 128 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 100GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 813 372 419 419 415 418 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,543 Write 1,615 Mixed 1,285 SusWrite 476 276% 1,230 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 67.9 235% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,233 DQ Write 1,097 DQ Mixed 1,005 797% 1,112 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 237%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 875 848 857 880 859 836 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,627 Write 1,068 Mixed 729 SusWrite 859 238% 1,071 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 56.8 209% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,196 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 426 405% 659 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 283%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 50GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,915 Write 1,472 Mixed 602 292% 1,330 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 54 206% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,073 DQ Write 1,131 DQ Mixed 774 672% 993 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 264GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 273 297 297 296 296 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 487 Mixed 408 SusWrite 300 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 55.6 187% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12 26,708 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 58GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 22 22 25 22 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Read 110 Write 42.1 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 23.3 46% 45 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.2 165% 5.03 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB 20,502 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 21.8 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 23.4 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 126%

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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 $1,280Bench 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 $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	96x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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: $1,517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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