MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 204%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 113%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 211%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics184% 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 Drive276% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C71
MotherboardMSI MEG Z490 UNIFY  (all builds)
Memory14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '20 at 10:39
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 10 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Memory 99
1-Core 172
2-Core 335
110% 202 Pts
4-Core 680
8-Core 1,372
121% 1,026 Pts
64-Core 1,712
106% 1,712 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 113%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Device(1B4C A017) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 4100 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
184% Outstanding
Lighting 262
Reflection 259
Parallax 258
214% 260 fps
MRender 320
Gravity 241
Splatting 153
186% 238 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 184%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1255 337 301 300 305 304 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
276% Outstanding
Read 2,482
Write 1,457
Mixed 1267
SusWrite 467
314% 1,418 MB/s
4K Read 67.6
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 88.9
300% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 976
DQ Write 1,491
DQ Mixed 1,007
826% 1,158 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 276%
Great: 280%
CT2000BX500SSD1 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: M6CR030
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 455 455 455 456 456 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 454
Mixed 422
SusWrite 457
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 30
162% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 43.7
96% 193 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 108%
Great: 99%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
748GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 483 482 484 484 484 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 486
Mixed 472
SusWrite 483
110% 490 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 66.5
228% 83.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 358
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 137%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
141% Outstanding
MC Read 54.1
MC Write 59.2
MC Mixed 38.7
145% 50.7 GB/s
SC Read 26.6
SC Write 57.1
SC Mixed 40.4
118% 41.4 GB/s
Latency 41.1
97% 41.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 141%
Great: 137%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,153 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 179%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 178%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY - $290

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $1,246
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