MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	93.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	379% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	59.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '20 at 19:54
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th 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 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 168 2-Core 335 108% 200 Pts	4-Core 665 8-Core 1,294 116% 979 Pts	64-Core 2,233 138% 2,233 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4998) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1652 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 124 Parallax 123 98% 122 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 109 Splatting 99 85% 104 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 388GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2206 2210 2200 2189 2178 2154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	379% Outstanding	Read 2,507 Write 2,213 Mixed 1,438 SusWrite 2,189 468% 2,087 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 82.8 287% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,422 DQ Write 1117 DQ Mixed 1,248 940% 1,262 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 379% Great: 393%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 2TB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1445 1440 1447 1449 1445 1460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 1,465 Write 1,544 Mixed 1,067 SusWrite 1,448 311% 1,381 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 79.3 270% 96.9 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 908 DQ Mixed 322 412% 735 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 282%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 166GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 478 481 480 480 480 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 423 Mixed 362 SusWrite 480 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 45.8 160% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 348 264% 356 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 39GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 479 481 481 480 416 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 463 Mixed 367 SusWrite 469 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 45.4 159% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 349 265% 357 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX4M4C3466C16 4x16GB 311 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 44.5 MC Mixed 33.5 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 49.6 SC Mixed 31.8 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 142%

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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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	199x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,531

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $37
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