MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 159% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 150% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	151% 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	239% 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	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '20 at 06:31
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 309 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 1,040 101% 829 Pts	64-Core 1,268 78% 1,268 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Zotac(19DA 5071) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4375 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 198 Parallax 206 171% 205 fps	MRender 237 Gravity 177 Splatting 145 148% 187 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 495 325 321 316 308 303 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,996 Write 1,314 Mixed 1,057 SusWrite 345 261% 1,178 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 83.8 288% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,216 DQ Write 999 DQ Mixed 1035 795% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 236%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 563GB free Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1434 1220 102 140 169 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,535 Write 1,562 Mixed 1,093 SusWrite 528 264% 1,179 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 88.3 318% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 636 DQ Write 894 DQ Mixed 465 435% 665 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 255%
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 685GB free Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2640 2678 2680 2679 2675 2677 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	374% Outstanding	Read 1831 Write 1,660 Mixed 1,997 SusWrite 2,672 462% 2,040 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 81.4 274% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,322 DQ Write 1,060 DQ Mixed 1235 912% 1,206 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 374% Great: 472%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 688GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 99 100 100 100 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 202 Write 164 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 99.5 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 384% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 30 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 30.5 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

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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 $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 $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 $15	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