MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	86% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	70.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200520
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 05:34
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 298 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,050 99% 824 Pts	64-Core 1,584 98% 1,584 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 3FDA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	86% Excellent	Lighting 98 Reflection 101 Parallax 0.06 80% 66.3 fps	MRender 166 Gravity 112 Splatting 94.3 98% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 6.3 64 50 40 4.2 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 447 Write 337 Mixed 306 SusWrite 57.7 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 28.5 122% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 82.3 113% 205 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 100%
WDS200T3XHC-00SJG0 2TB 1,011 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 2TB free Firmware: 102430WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2240 1859 1338 1336 1337 1336 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 1,879 Write 2226 Mixed 1,713 SusWrite 1,574 417% 1,848 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 57.7 213% 84.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1271 DQ Write 1,056 DQ Mixed 1,134 858% 1,154 MB/s
Poor: 191% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 306%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 181 185 185 186 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 189 Mixed 88.9 SusWrite 185 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 112%
WD Elements 25A1 3TB 4,338 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 27GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 27 27 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 28.1 Write 28.5 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 26.5 37% 26.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 62%
BUFFALO External HDD 1TB 295 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 391GB free, PID 0108 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 42 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 38.8 Write 41.2 Mixed 37.6 SusWrite 41.4 55% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 20%
Verbatim Store n Go V3 USB 3.0 32GB-$5 2,740 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 29GB free, PID 0243 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 13 14 14 13 14 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 79 Write 23.6 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 13.7 48% 41.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.5 161% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.2% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 18.4 63% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 20.3 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 88%

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Gaming 179%

UFO

Desktop 102%

UFO

Workstation 178%

UFO

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 $92Bench 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: $1,528

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 $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