MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	45.8% 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	352% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200612
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '20 at 08:18
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 659 8-Core 1,291 115% 975 Pts	64-Core 2,219 137% 2,219 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 5063 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.09 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.8% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 91.3 Splatting 62.3 60% 73.8 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 600GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1876 1683 1622 1535 1520 1490 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	352% Outstanding	Read 2,669 Write 2,429 Mixed 1,868 SusWrite 1621 481% 2,147 MB/s	4K Read 66 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 89.4 302% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,299 DQ Write 1061 DQ Mixed 1,154 871% 1,171 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 352% Great: 410%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 343GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 491 491 491 491 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 489 Mixed 404 SusWrite 491 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 50.2 177% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 280 230% 328 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 120%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2481 2219 1511 1522 1525 1523 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	367% Outstanding	Read 2650 Write 2,453 Mixed 1,992 SusWrite 1797 499% 2,223 MB/s	4K Read 66.7 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 90 298% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,430 DQ Write 1,202 DQ Mixed 1,303 980% 1,312 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 367% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 30.4 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 32.3 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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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 $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	213x
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 $273	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 $179	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