MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 206% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 192% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 107%, 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	367% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201014
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '20 at 02:24
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th 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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 161 2-Core 321 106% 193 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 1,015 100% 821 Pts	64-Core 1,262 78% 1,262 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 5084 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	195% Outstanding	Lighting 282 Reflection 297 Parallax 345 230% 308 fps	MRender 343 Gravity 271 Splatting 152 198% 255 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 813GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 487 488 489 490 490 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 486 Mixed 407 SusWrite 487 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 47.8 164% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 365GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1846 1666 1667 1617 1519 1451 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	367% Outstanding	Read 2,638 Write 2,451 Mixed 1,887 SusWrite 1,628 483% 2,151 MB/s	4K Read 70.3 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 99.5 332% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,472 DQ Write 1,184 DQ Mixed 1,322 991% 1,326 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 367% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 4x8GB 2,539 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 49.6 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 37.6 122% 42.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 53.1 SC Mixed 36.6 109% 38.1 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 146%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,153 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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 $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