MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 182% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 200% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	167% 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	359% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '20 at 20:10
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^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-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 107% 196 Pts	4-Core 658 8-Core 1,276 115% 967 Pts	64-Core 2,226 138% 2,226 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 1E07) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 246 Parallax 239 190% 240 fps	MRender 274 Gravity 231 Splatting 144 169% 216 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 930GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2339 2253 1548 1565 1579 1578 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	358% Outstanding	Read 2614 Write 2,438 Mixed 1,978 SusWrite 1,810 496% 2,210 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 89 291% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,357 DQ Write 983 DQ Mixed 1,161 870% 1,167 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 358% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 884GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2417 2210 1529 1525 1534 1550 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	359% Outstanding	Read 2,638 Write 2,441 Mixed 1,923 SusWrite 1,794 494% 2,199 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 89.4 296% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,365 DQ Write 980 DQ Mixed 1,161 871% 1,169 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 359% Great: 410%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 4,922 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 126 132 132 132 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 94 Write 120 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 129 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.7 199% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 67%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB 14,254 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 1665 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.1 3.2 2.7 2.6 3.6 3.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	5.19% Terrible	Read 21.5 Write 11 Mixed 10.8 SusWrite 2.9 14% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 26% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.19% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$95 56,114 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 44.8 MC Mixed 33.5 115% 40.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 49.1 SC Mixed 34.1 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 48.5 82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,153 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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	595x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	522x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	454x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,420Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	199x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	219x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	139x
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 $95Bench 95%, 56,114 samples	47x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	45x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,241

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