MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 153% 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	154% 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	368% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201014
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '21 at 01:20
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 155 2-Core 314 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,016 98% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,296 80% 1,296 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	154% Outstanding	Lighting 226 Reflection 216 Parallax 204 184% 216 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 161 Splatting 142 134% 167 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 578GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 484 486 489 490 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 487 Mixed 408 SusWrite 487 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 51.3 182% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 448GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1825 1508 1545 1544 1581 1611 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	368% Outstanding	Read 2,622 Write 2,343 Mixed 1,832 SusWrite 1,602 471% 2,100 MB/s	4K Read 67.7 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 104 347% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,415 DQ Write 1,155 DQ Mixed 1,294 966% 1,288 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 368% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C18 Series 4x8GB 173 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 49.1 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 38.2 122% 42.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 54.3 SC Mixed 36.6 110% 38.4 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 140%

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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 $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	522x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	454x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 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: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,246

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 $178	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