MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 236% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 259% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	226% 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	343% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 1 month ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200612
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '20 at 22:53
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$515 30,196 User benchmarks, average bench 102% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 158 2-Core 317 106% 190 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1251 116% 942 Pts	64-Core 2,129 143% 2,129 Pts
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,500 22,500 User benchmarks, average bench 230% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	226% Outstanding	Lighting 295 Reflection 272 Parallax 312 239% 293 fps	MRender 343 Gravity 248 Splatting 176 211% 256 fps
Poor: 186% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 256%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 176,501 User benchmarks, average bench 326% 473GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1646 1334 1402 1379 1420 1451 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2,664 Write 2,345 Mixed 1,913 SusWrite 1,439 468% 2,090 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 93.1 309% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,298 DQ Write 1069 DQ Mixed 1,182 886% 1,183 MB/s
Poor: 231% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 377%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$96 7,045 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 380GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 484 490 491 491 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 489 Mixed 353 SusWrite 488 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 43.2 157% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 240 205% 301 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 120%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 176,501 User benchmarks, average bench 326% 620GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2488 2223 1460 1466 1471 1467 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	364% Outstanding	Read 2,647 Write 2,473 Mixed 1,997 SusWrite 1,762 498% 2,220 MB/s	4K Read 67 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 89.3 298% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,430 DQ Write 1187 DQ Mixed 1,304 978% 1,307 MB/s
Poor: 231% ↑ This bench: 364% Great: 377%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$150 74,318 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 30.3 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 31.9 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%

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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 1,875 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 198%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 200%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY - $300

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $360Bench 98%, 65,104 samples	732x
Core i9-10900KIntel $515Bench 102%, 30,196 samples	480x
Core i9-10850KIntel $405Bench 101%, 15,859 samples	320x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 204%, 77,422 samples	259x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $1,264Bench 176%, 242,889 samples	175x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,500Bench 230%, 22,500 samples	158x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 326%, 176,501 samples	279x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $140Bench 306%, 195,610 samples	178x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $85Bench 287%, 232,414 samples	108x

RAM
4400 C19 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 102%, 2,363 samples	85x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $150Bench 88%, 74,318 samples	67x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 100%, 16,076 samples	63x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,510

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $219	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16