MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 150% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	127% 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	268% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '20 at 07:03
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 167 2-Core 334 108% 200 Pts	4-Core 669 8-Core 1,212 113% 941 Pts	64-Core 1,967 122% 1,967 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2850 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 192 Parallax 162 145% 178 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 167 Splatting 125 113% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 34,988 User benchmarks, average bench 239% 207GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3L2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1060 602 606 585 574 551 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,267 Write 2,243 Mixed 1,733 SusWrite 663 386% 1,727 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 85.5 287% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,196 DQ Write 945 DQ Mixed 1,071 801% 1,071 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 329%
Samsung Flash Drive 32GB 12,134 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 0GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 119 Write 17 Mixed 46.3 60% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 7.1 485% 8.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M4K3600C16 4x8GB 673 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 45 MC Mixed 33.6 116% 40.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 50.2 SC Mixed 33.9 102% 35.8 GB/s	Latency 46.9 85% 46.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 137%

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,159 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 179%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 178%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY - $290

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	595x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	524x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	457x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	202x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	219x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	140x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	120x

RAM
4400 C19 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 102%, 6,100 samples	50x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $82Bench 95%, 56,114 samples	48x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	45x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,516

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16