MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 222% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 245% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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	206% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	350% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '20 at 13:42
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 168 2-Core 336 108% 200 Pts	4-Core 671 8-Core 1,315 118% 993 Pts	64-Core 2,223 138% 2,223 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,280 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4043) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4949 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	206% Outstanding	Lighting 310 Reflection 294 Parallax 328 252% 311 fps	MRender 340 Gravity 258 Splatting 148 192% 248 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 15,656 User benchmarks, average bench 339% 713GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2603 2638 2636 2641 1987 960 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 1,935 Write 2532 Mixed 1961 SusWrite 2,244 491% 2,168 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 82.8 272% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1259 DQ Write 1,024 DQ Mixed 1,193 879% 1,159 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 350% Great: 491%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 112GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 489 490 489 490 491 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 488 Mixed 303 SusWrite 489 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 39.1 146% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 208 192% 296 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 121%
Intel 520 Series 480GB-$249 1,770 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 59GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 251 220 209 206 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 465 Write 253 Mixed 250 SusWrite 232 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 23.9 4K Mixed 27.6 97% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 97.4 DQ Mixed 139 110% 156 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 71%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 173GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 88 92 99 55 16 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 125 Write 104 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 74.3 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 85%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 34GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 88 88 88 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 89.9 Write 87.2 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 87.7 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2K3600C16 029E CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2K3600C16 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 3816, 3816, 3816, 3816 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	109% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 34.7 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 30.9 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,151 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 $449Bench 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	212x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,280Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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