MSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 161%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 174%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics154% 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 Drive109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C71
MotherboardMSI MEG Z490 ACE (MS-7C71)  (all builds)
Memory57.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201013
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 08 '21 at 21:45
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 153
2-Core 306
101% 185 Pts
4-Core 613
8-Core 1,160
106% 886 Pts
64-Core 2069
128% 2069 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 105%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
Gigabyte(1458 403A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 497.09
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
154% Outstanding
Lighting 282
Reflection 216
Parallax 87.8
230% 195 fps
MRender 55.5
Gravity 32.3
Splatting 73.6
46% 53.8 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 154%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 2TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 415 429 434 431 439 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 475
Mixed 352
SusWrite 427
99% 438 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 40.7
151% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 281
233% 335 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 109%
Great: 133%
WDC WDS200T2B0C-00PXH0 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 21705000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1783 1437 766 769 766 770 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
252% Outstanding
Read 1,570
Write 1,626
Mixed 1,442
SusWrite 1,048
320% 1,422 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 67.8
241% 89.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,285
DQ Write 1,022
DQ Mixed 1,127
851% 1145 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 252%
Great: 283%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB
5TB free, PID 25a3
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 186 185 184 182 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 182
Mixed 126
SusWrite 184
232% 174 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 12.2
4K Mixed 1.2
498% 8.3 MB/s
DQ Read 0.6
DQ Write 10.7
DQ Mixed 0.6
387% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 110%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x31.5GB
2 of 4 slots used
63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 41.1
MC Write 42.5
MC Mixed 32.1
110% 38.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 51.3
SC Mixed 31.4
99% 34.6 GB/s
Latency 57.4
70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 109%
Great: 127%

 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: $1,213
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