MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 197% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 204% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (99th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 1 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	178% 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.
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	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '20 at 10:07
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 10 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 99 1-Core 172 2-Core 344 111% 205 Pts	4-Core 679 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	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Device(1B4C A017) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	178% Outstanding	Lighting 258 Reflection 246 Parallax 272 210% 259 fps	MRender 280 Gravity 237 Splatting 141 171% 220 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,474 Write 1,461 Mixed 1,280 383% 1,738 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 84.6 291% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 1,496 DQ Mixed 1,006 827% 1,161 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
CT2000BX500SSD1 2TB 12,882 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1.5TB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 456 456 457 457 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 461 Mixed 422 SusWrite 458 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 29.5 157% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 40.8 92% 184 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 99%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 732GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 485 485 485 485 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 486 Mixed 472 SusWrite 485 110% 490 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 65.5 224% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 4GB free Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,080 Write 924 Mixed 829 279% 1,278 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 60.9 236% 86.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,102 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 397 376% 610 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 243%

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 @ 4500 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	MC Read 55.3 MC Write 59.9 MC Mixed 37.8 146% 51 GB/s	SC Read 27.2 SC Write 57.1 SC Mixed 39.1 118% 41.1 GB/s	Latency 41 98% 41 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 137%

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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 $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	595x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	522x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	455x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	200x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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 $82Bench 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: $1,528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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