MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	77.6% 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	304% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200803
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 08:13
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 162 2-Core 323 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1,284 114% 964 Pts	64-Core 2,216 137% 2,216 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3883) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.6% Very good	Lighting 39.7 Reflection 91.8 Parallax 260 32% 131 fps	MRender 289 Gravity 215 Splatting 134 165% 213 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116 16,263 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1647 951 942 1590 412 430 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 2,569 Write 1,347 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 995 270% 1232 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 91.8 285% 99.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1208 DQ Write 1,102 DQ Mixed 1,191 884% 1,167 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 355%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 38GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1429 Write 1,544 Mixed 1081 302% 1,352 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 75.8 263% 95.3 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 901 DQ Mixed 267 342% 601 MB/s
Poor: 127% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 778GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 181 180 178 178 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 128 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 179 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
WD WD120EMAZ-11BLFA0 12TB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 8.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 175 179 174 172 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 162 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 176 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 1 312% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 4x8GB 2,539 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	MC Read 53.3 MC Write 50.4 MC Mixed 43.1 140% 48.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 53.5 SC Mixed 37.5 101% 35.3 GB/s	Latency 46.2 87% 46.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 146%

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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%

UFO

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 $1,306Bench 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 $279	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 $182	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) $30	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