MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	283% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MEG Z490 Trident X (MS-B926)
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '21 at 23:27
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 151 2-Core 276 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 1,015 91% 766 Pts	64-Core 1,578 98% 1,578 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.51 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 271 Reflection 242 Parallax 275 221% 263 fps	Gravity 224 Splatting 165 168% 195 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TB 11,331 User benchmarks, average bench 252% 791GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11111000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1727 1710 1715 1718 1718 1717 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 1,994 Write 2,131 Mixed 1,757 SusWrite 1,718 428% 1,900 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 58.5 196% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,112 DQ Write 591 DQ Mixed 844 629% 849 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 322%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GB 1,003 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 27.2 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 28.7 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 96%

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Typical MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) Builds (Compare 1,849 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 144%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 143%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	833x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	269x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	132x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	313x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	213x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	163x

SSD
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 252%, 11,331 samples	227x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	153x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	128x

RAM
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 1,003 samples	248x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBUnknownBench 83%, 45,647 samples	120x
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 1x16GBSamsungBench 49%, 771 samples	109x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $724

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16