MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics109% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C71
MotherboardMSI MEG Z490 UNIFY  (all builds)
Memory21.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateDec 04 '20 at 08:33
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 158
2-Core 276
99% 176 Pts
4-Core 618
8-Core 1,056
102% 837 Pts
64-Core 1,644
102% 1,644 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
109% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 143
Parallax 142
114% 142 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 141
Splatting 122
107% 131 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 109%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,326
Write 2,212
Mixed 1,579
454% 2,039 MB/s
4K Read 57.5
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 80.1
269% 95.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,240
DQ Write 1,002
DQ Mixed 1,120
839% 1,121 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
106GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 303 303 305 303 304 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 457
Mixed 444
SusWrite 327
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 94.3
4K Mixed 52.2
175% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 355
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 110%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 40.7
MC Mixed 30.4
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 42.9
SC Mixed 30.4
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 56.7
70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,153 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 179%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 178%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY - $290

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $1,241
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HDDRAMUSB
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