MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	73.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	253% 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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201014
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '20 at 06:34
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 1,072 102% 845 Pts	64-Core 1,668 103% 1,668 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Lighting 92.1 Reflection 91.2 Parallax 85.5 75% 89.6 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 81.6 Splatting 74.3 71% 89.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$73 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B3T8EA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 786 476 474 472 477 484 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 2,465 Write 1,717 Mixed 1,465 SusWrite 528 343% 1,544 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 74 249% 86.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,198 DQ Write 834 DQ Mixed 565 544% 866 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 311%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$50 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 21GB free Firmware: UF400400 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 449 Write 375 Mixed 314 84% 379 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 41.5 4K Mixed 16.2 52% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 81.4 DQ Mixed 35.6 44% 77.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 55%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 906GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 104 105 105 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 102 Write 69.5 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 102 59% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB 5,888 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 47.9 MC Write 49 MC Mixed 37 128% 44.6 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 52.8 SC Mixed 34.7 106% 37.2 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 136%

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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 2,159 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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	595x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	524x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	457x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	202x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	219x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	140x
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 $82Bench 95%, 56,114 samples	48x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	45x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,516

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16