MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 166%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 166%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics162% 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 Drive339% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C71
MotherboardMSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)  (all builds)
Memory24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210204
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 14 '23 at 21:34
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 154
2-Core 305
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 579
8-Core 1,020
96% 800 Pts
64-Core 1,594
99% 1,594 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500
Palit(1569 2484) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3595 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.40
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
162% Outstanding
Lighting 244
Reflection 218
Parallax 208
199% 223 fps
MRender 205
Gravity 160
Splatting 142
135% 169 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 162%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB
778GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2064 2086 2101 2129 2128 1862 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
339% Outstanding
Read 2,431
Write 2,196
Mixed 2,151
SusWrite 2,062
498% 2,210 MB/s
4K Read 62.9
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 78.8
253% 82.9 MB/s
DQ Read 929
DQ Write 728
DQ Mixed 828
620% 828 MB/s
Poor: 236%
This bench: 339%
Great: 477%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$690
1.5TB free
Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1746 1847 1842 1847 1844 1842 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
300% Outstanding
Read 2,187
Write 1,798
Mixed 1,097
SusWrite 1,828
387% 1,728 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 58.7
197% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,034
DQ Write 767
DQ Mixed 885
666% 895 MB/s
Poor: 162%
This bench: 300%
Great: 354%
Amd-raid WDC WD6003FRYZ-0 6TB
8.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 188 183 177 189 184 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 186
Mixed 95.1
SusWrite 183
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 7.6
4K Mixed 1.6
389% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 106%
Great: 140%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4200 C19 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
126% Outstanding
MC Read 49
MC Write 49.5
MC Mixed 38
130% 45.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 52.2
SC Mixed 33.5
103% 36.1 GB/s
Latency 51.6
78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 126%
Great: 126%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 1,824 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 183%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 196%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $1,502
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