MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 248% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 275% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	232% 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	377% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	58.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201211
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '21 at 22:59
Run Duration	295 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th 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-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 171 2-Core 333 108% 200 Pts	4-Core 662 8-Core 1,319 117% 991 Pts	64-Core 2,247 139% 2,247 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB; Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Lighting 351 Reflection 322 Parallax 352 286% 342 fps	MRender 380 Gravity 281 Splatting 194 223% 285 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2399 2417 2400 1848 1573 1562 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	377% Outstanding	Read 2,612 Write 2,406 Mixed 1901 SusWrite 2033 503% 2,238 MB/s	4K Read 67.7 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 92.4 306% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,315 DQ Write 1,062 DQ Mixed 1,197 894% 1,191 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 377% Great: 435%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2265 2259 2259 1887 1447 1476 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	377% Outstanding	Read 2,626 Write 2,201 Mixed 1,937 SusWrite 1,932 488% 2,174 MB/s	4K Read 69.3 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 93.6 313% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,411 DQ Write 1,132 DQ Mixed 1,280 956% 1,275 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 377% Great: 435%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2290 2295 2298 1927 1576 1612 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	392% Outstanding	Read 2656 Write 2,270 Mixed 1,938 SusWrite 2,000 498% 2,216 MB/s	4K Read 69.6 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 98.4 338% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1445 DQ Write 1,218 DQ Mixed 1,314 990% 1326 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 392% Great: 435%
Seagate ST12000DM0007-2GR116 12TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 6TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 202 208 209 210 207 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 93%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 166 165 167 169 163 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 167 Write 181 Mixed 107 SusWrite 165 210% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-4000C18-32GVK 2x31.5GB 552 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 45.5 MC Write 45.2 MC Mixed 35.6 120% 42.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 52.5 SC Mixed 33.2 103% 36.1 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 145%

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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	212x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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