MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 207% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 195% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 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	197% 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	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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	27.9 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	Jan 06 '21 at 04:52
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 157 2-Core 317 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 631 8-Core 1,057 103% 844 Pts	64-Core 1,298 80% 1,298 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 4040) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 5125 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Lighting 286 Reflection 263 Parallax 296 233% 282 fps	MRender 337 Gravity 240 Splatting 179 198% 252 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 495 332 334 332 334 297 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,992 Write 1,222 Mixed 852 SusWrite 354 244% 1,105 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 83.4 285% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,230 DQ Write 1,000 DQ Mixed 999 779% 1,076 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 236%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 485GB free Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1427 747 99 139 107 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 1,534 Write 1,390 Mixed 1,079 SusWrite 436 248% 1,110 MB/s	4K Read 62.2 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 86.5 307% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 889 DQ Mixed 471 437% 665 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 255%
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 489GB free Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2630 2646 2658 2665 2671 2647 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	379% Outstanding	Read 1,906 Write 2,506 Mixed 1,977 SusWrite 2,653 513% 2,260 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 81 281% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,345 DQ Write 1,063 DQ Mixed 1,240 918% 1,216 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 379% Great: 472%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 709GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 192 194 194 194 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 143 Mixed 29 SusWrite 192 101% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 111% 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)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 30.4 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 31.3 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,161 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 $95Bench 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 $137Bench 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	48x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	46x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,515

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 $176	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16