MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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	133% 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	16GB 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 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-7C77
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200515
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '20 at 13:00
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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 i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 158 2-Core 307 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 957 93% 762 Pts	64-Core 1,214 75% 1,214 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.77 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 189 Parallax 183 149% 185 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 184 Splatting 118 114% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 537 488 493 489 491 496 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 704 Mixed 437 SusWrite 499 118% 521 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 42.5 157% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 842 DQ Write 789 DQ Mixed 1,096 746% 909 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 277%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 70GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 119 114 118 117 115 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 471 Mixed 448 SusWrite 114 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 55.9 190% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 340 256% 344 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 114 112 118 115 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 186 Write 161 Mixed 82.8 SusWrite 112 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 114%
Samsung Flash Drive 64GB 8,748 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 35GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 42.3 Write 23 Mixed 26 SusWrite 21.3 35% 28.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 2.2 444% 6.1 MB/s	DQ Read 8.2 DQ Write 11.4 DQ Mixed 2.4 500% 7.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.4% Very good	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 24.5 82% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 25.4 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 111%

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Typical MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) Builds (Compare 1,835 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 144%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 143%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	831x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	266x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	131x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	311x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	212x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	162x

SSD
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 252%, 11,331 samples	227x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	153x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	128x

RAM
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 1,003 samples	246x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBUnknownBench 86%, 21,064 samples	120x
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 1x16GBSamsungBench 49%, 771 samples	108x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $636

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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