MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics78.3% 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 Drive292% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C77
MotherboardMSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)  (all builds)
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200720
Uptime9.3 Days
Run DateOct 26 '20 at 00:12
Run Duration213 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 154
2-Core 306
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 604
8-Core 1,013
98% 808 Pts
64-Core 1,276
79% 1,276 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 104%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3550 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Lighting 98
Reflection 89
Parallax 92.6
80% 93.2 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 82.3
Splatting 78.4
75% 94.3 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2215 614 615 612 616 617 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
292% Outstanding
Read 2,544
Write 2,380
Mixed 1,633
SusWrite 881
416% 1,859 MB/s
4K Read 61.7
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 83.6
276% 95.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,259
DQ Write 1018
DQ Mixed 1,130
848% 1,136 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 292%
Great: 340%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190
1.5TB free
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1525 1524 1621 1632 1634 1631 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
283% Outstanding
Read 1,516
Write 1,619
Mixed 1,080
SusWrite 1,594
328% 1,452 MB/s
4K Read 57.3
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 78.3
271% 98 MB/s
DQ Read 971
DQ Write 889
DQ Mixed 324
409% 728 MB/s
Poor: 154%
This bench: 283%
Great: 282%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
62% Good
Read 196
Write 19.4
Mixed 28.6
SusWrite 19.7
48% 66 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.3
158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 62%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 39.7
MC Write 42.7
MC Mixed 27.9
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 48
SC Mixed 31.8
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 104%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) Builds (Compare 1,835 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 143%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $636
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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