MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 135%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 141%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics144% 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 Drive225% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C71
MotherboardMSI MEG Z490 UNIFY  (all builds)
Memory56.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200520
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 24 '21 at 23:27
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 81.3
1-Core 152
2-Core 288
94% 174 Pts
4-Core 577
8-Core 1061
98% 819 Pts
64-Core 1,661
103% 1,661 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6800-$759
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 20.12.1
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
144% Outstanding
Lighting 189
Reflection 177
Parallax 376
154% 247 fps
MRender 286
Gravity 123
Splatting 178
157% 196 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 144%
Great: 153%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1329 1372 1239 1398 1349 1338 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
225% Outstanding
Read 1512
Write 1,414
Mixed 1,045
SusWrite 1,337
298% 1,327 MB/s
4K Read 53.5
4K Write 64.9
4K Mixed 57.6
189% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 948
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 266
264% 448 MB/s
Poor: 154%
This bench: 225%
Great: 282%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 120 124 118 116 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
78.4% Very good
Read 153
Write 149
Mixed 89.7
SusWrite 120
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.9
194% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.2% Good
MC Read 24
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 21.7
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 23
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 78.1
51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 136%

 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: 64% - Good Total price: $1,531
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