MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 215% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 222% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	195% 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	308% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200925
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '20 at 14:02
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 99 1-Core 172 2-Core 340 111% 204 Pts	4-Core 674 8-Core 1,275 116% 974 Pts	64-Core 1,818 112% 1,818 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB; Nvidia Founder's Edition CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	195% Outstanding	Lighting 294 Reflection 257 Parallax 290 239% 280 fps	MRender 308 Gravity 239 Splatting 145 179% 230 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$207 2,580 User benchmarks, average bench 300% 54GB free Firmware: SS0411B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,526 Write 2,098 Mixed 211 353% 1,612 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 86.7 290% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,275 DQ Write 1,254 DQ Mixed 584 626% 1,037 MB/s
Poor: 194% Great: 379%
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$126 5,166 User benchmarks, average bench 284% 257GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1106C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1318 349 891 866 886 558 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,679 Write 1,448 Mixed 1,020 SusWrite 811 329% 1,490 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 88 299% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,448 DQ Write 1,194 DQ Mixed 521 608% 1,054 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 380%
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 127GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 406 103 106 105 24 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 368 Mixed 370 SusWrite 196 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 44.2 160% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 235 200% 292 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 98%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 1.5TB free Firmware: 42B7T1KA SusWrite @10s intervals: 1545 975 951 961 963 961 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 2,724 Write 2,005 Mixed 1,706 SusWrite 1,059 418% 1,873 MB/s	4K Read 53.7 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 77.2 262% 95.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,316 DQ Write 1,248 DQ Mixed 564 620% 1,042 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 370%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 283GB free Firmware: ML6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 88 97 98 98 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 64.8 Write 67.7 Mixed 41.1 SusWrite 95.8 49% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C15 4x8GB 1,333 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	139% Outstanding	MC Read 55.1 MC Write 55.8 MC Mixed 38.8 143% 49.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.3 SC Write 56.6 SC Mixed 39.3 116% 40.7 GB/s	Latency 41 98% 41 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 143%

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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 $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