MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	295% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200803
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '20 at 17:32
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10500-$140 10,180 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 268 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 792 80% 648 Pts	64-Core 1,037 64% 1,037 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2980) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.2% Average	Lighting 51.7 Reflection 59.7 Parallax 48.5 42% 53.3 fps	MRender 73.9 Gravity 51.7 Splatting 62.1 51% 62.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$55 495,311 User benchmarks, average bench 275% 315GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2280 768 784 794 791 794 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	295% Outstanding	Read 2,560 Write 2,355 Mixed 1,746 SusWrite 1,035 430% 1,924 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 83.7 276% 95.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1125 DQ Write 847 DQ Mixed 1,013 750% 995 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 346%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 21GB free Firmware: MU02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 428 Write 461 Mixed 326 90% 405 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 39.6 141% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 180 154% 221 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 107%
Crucial M550 SATA M.2 256GB-$168 143 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 196GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 404 392 379 378 374 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 462 Mixed 338 SusWrite 397 93% 411 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 41.2 145% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 234 206% 308 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%
AOTECH 256GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 82GB free Firmware: 0601 SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 319 316 314 316 315 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.5% Above average	Read 367 Write 313 Mixed 217 SusWrite 316 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 36.1 4K Mixed 19.6 68% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 59.7 DQ Write 52.2 DQ Mixed 57.6 43% 56.5 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 25.7 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 29.7 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 110%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	600x
Core i9-10900KIntel $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	528x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	460x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	364x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,135Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	202x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	220x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $142Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	145x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $159Bench 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	49x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	46x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,157

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