MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 123% 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 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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	227% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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 (13%). 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	118.6 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '23 at 21:08
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 i9-10900KF-$260 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 way below expectations (10^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 78.6 1-Core 148 2-Core 288 92% 172 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 1,084 98% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,913 118% 1,913 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 139E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 152 Parallax 153 127% 154 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 131 Splatting 117 115% 145 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 571GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1239 907 887 931 942 936 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1,724 Write 2,171 Mixed 1,896 SusWrite 973 382% 1,691 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 62.1 198% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1009 DQ Write 660 DQ Mixed 852 631% 840 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 486%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 931GB free Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2132 2404 2399 2422 2457 2443 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 1,721 Write 1490 Mixed 1,921 SusWrite 2,376 425% 1,877 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 67 227% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,241 DQ Write 908 DQ Mixed 1,035 784% 1,061 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 486%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 10.5TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 10TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 86 59 71 72 52 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	22.9% Poor	Read 333 Write 206 Mixed 156 SusWrite 73 42% 192 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 26 4K Mixed 0.3 17% 9.4 MB/s	DQ Read 3.3 DQ Write 20.1 DQ Mixed 3 5% 8.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-32GVK 4x31.8GB 1,068 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 26 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 25.6 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 177%

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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	71	60	60	31.5"	1280 720	BNQ7950 BenQ EW3270U

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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 $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	633x
Core i7-10700KIntel $230Bench 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 $108Bench 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 $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	37x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,504

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16