MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	247% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71) (all builds)
Memory	59.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '21 at 07:14
Run Duration	295 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$249 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 80.8 1-Core 187 2-Core 374 112% 214 Pts	4-Core 690 8-Core 1,227 115% 959 Pts	64-Core 1,688 104% 1,688 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Lighting 75.1 Reflection 78.8 Parallax 71.2 61% 75 fps	MRender 64.7 Gravity 76.2 Splatting 71.1 58% 70.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1077 993 983 988 988 978 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1965 Write 2,019 Mixed 1,705 SusWrite 1,001 376% 1,672 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 56.7 188% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,222 DQ Write 967 DQ Mixed 1,070 807% 1,086 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 296%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 237GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1723 1824 1675 1709 1641 1756 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,203 Write 2,097 Mixed 2,032 SusWrite 1,721 453% 2,013 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 76.8 250% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,240 DQ Write 1037 DQ Mixed 1,126 847% 1,134 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 488%
WDC WDS200T2B0C-00PXH0 2TB 7,836 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 2TB free Firmware: 21705000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1795 1442 748 751 750 743 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1608 Write 1790 Mixed 1,492 SusWrite 1,038 334% 1,482 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 62 207% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1268 DQ Write 1,046 DQ Mixed 1,122 850% 1,145 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 283%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 50 34 42 34 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 18.2 Write 68.5 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 43.7 36% 47.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$138 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 7TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 222 224 226 227 231 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 176 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 225 123% 169 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 401% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GB 12,538 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.1% Good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 16.2 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 20.9 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 139%

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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 $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	219x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	210x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: $1,498

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