MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 149% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	157% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	353% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '20 at 03:20
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 930 93% 754 Pts	64-Core 1,175 73% 1,175 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 192 Parallax 207 191% 211 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 165 Splatting 136 134% 168 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 953GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 482 484 488 487 487 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 485 Mixed 408 SusWrite 485 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 46.9 161% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 376GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1845 1567 1515 1495 1464 1473 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	353% Outstanding	Read 2568 Write 2397 Mixed 1,755 SusWrite 1,560 464% 2,070 MB/s	4K Read 67 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 94.9 315% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1407 DQ Write 1,136 DQ Mixed 1,277 954% 1,273 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 353% Great: 410%

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 @ 4400 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 33.6 111% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 50.3 SC Mixed 33.5 102% 35.8 GB/s	Latency 47 85% 47 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 111% 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 $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	212x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,280Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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