MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 172% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 173% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	201% 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	78.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '22 at 14:05
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing as expected (53^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-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 86.1 1-Core 135 2-Core 244 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 895 83% 690 Pts	64-Core 1,375 85% 1,375 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4898) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Lighting 298 Reflection 253 Parallax 294 243% 282 fps	MRender 322 Gravity 242 Splatting 174 193% 246 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221 10,770 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2201000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 320 319 318 320 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 452 Write 299 Mixed 241 SusWrite 318 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 14.7 109% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 83.7 102% 176 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 84%
MZ7KM960HMJP0D3 960GB 133 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 245GB free Firmware: GD53 SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 477 478 479 479 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 477 Mixed 405 SusWrite 478 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 47.1 159% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 350 263% 351 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 180GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 482 482 479 418 292 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 486 Mixed 461 SusWrite 439 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 41.4 156% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 290 236% 334 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 660GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 122 122 124 123 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 161 Write 138 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 121 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 300GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 66 65 64 65 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 57.4 Write 60.9 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 64.7 77% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$115 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	71.8% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.2 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 21.6 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 114%

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Typical MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 1,822 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 $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	633x
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	363x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	288x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	251x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	220x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	210x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	104x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 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 $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	37x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,504

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16