MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive260% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit 色彩
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200615
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJul 20 '20 at 21:23
Run Duration256 Seconds
Run User TWN-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Memory 87.2
1-Core 149
2-Core 302
97% 179 Pts
4-Core 578
8-Core 1,028
97% 803 Pts
64-Core 1,583
98% 1,583 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 113
Parallax 108
98% 114 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 99.6
Splatting 81.3
83% 105 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$4
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 679 379 550 518 510 490 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 2,324
Write 781
Mixed 1,258
SusWrite 521
269% 1,221 MB/s
4K Read 61.3
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 83.1
274% 95.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,244
DQ Write 997
DQ Mixed 656
618% 966 MB/s
Poor: 148%
This bench: 260%
Great: 293%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
238GB free
Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1286 995 989 987 989 989 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
303% Outstanding
Read 2,582
Write 2,036
Mixed 230
SusWrite 1,039
325% 1,472 MB/s
4K Read 56.2
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 79.5
269% 96.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,264
DQ Write 1,094
DQ Mixed 562
590% 973 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 303%
Great: 372%
Intel 540s Series 480GB
140GB free
Firmware: LSBG200
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 119 119 120 120 163 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 478
Write 448
Mixed 388
SusWrite 140
81% 364 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 93
4K Mixed 43.3
147% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 238
198% 283 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
927GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 102 101 104 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 161
Write 159
Mixed 80.9
SusWrite 102
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 114%
WD WD60EZAZ-00ZGHB0 6TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 161 163 161 163 159 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 101%
WD Se 1TB (2013)-$18
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01M03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 179 179 180 180 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 167
Mixed 117
SusWrite 179
119% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1
241% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2666 2OZ 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
46% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 12.9
44% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 15.3
44% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 46%
Great: 51%

 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 1,818 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: 83% - Excellent Total price: $1,218
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