MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 225% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 249% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	204% 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	221% 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	16GB 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 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 18:23
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (73^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 5.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 171 2-Core 341 110% 203 Pts	4-Core 686 8-Core 1365 121% 1,025 Pts	64-Core 2,281 141% 2,281 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,275 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	204% Outstanding	Lighting 308 Reflection 301 Parallax 375 251% 328 fps	MRender 306 Gravity 262 Splatting 150 186% 239 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$59 133 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 273GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0802E0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1559 1254 678 1538 188 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,431 Write 1,629 Mixed 1,142 SusWrite 902 287% 1,276 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 41.8 224% 89.2 MB/s	DQ Read 892 DQ Write 1047 DQ Mixed 61.1 298% 667 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 264%
WD Gold 4TB (2016)-$94 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01M02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 192 178 177 193 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 176 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 182 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.5 211% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 111%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 32GB 6,921 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 29GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 4.4 4.5 4.8 4.1 4.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	7.27% Terrible	Read 17.7 Write 5.2 Mixed 11.2 SusWrite 4.8 11% 9.73 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.2 87% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.27% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB 6,100 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 45.6 MC Mixed 31.8 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 52.9 SC Mixed 33.9 105% 36.8 GB/s	Latency 46.2 87% 46.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 137%

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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 $1,275Bench 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