MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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	258% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C77
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201008
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '21 at 07:12
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$141 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 97.3 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 958 99% 795 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
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% MSI(1462 381B) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 150 Parallax 202 115% 164 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 142 Splatting 100 98% 122 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$35 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1110 895 862 858 860 859 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 1,944 Write 2,162 Mixed 1,704 SusWrite 908 378% 1,679 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 69.7 246% 93.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1244 DQ Write 980 DQ Mixed 1,123 837% 1,116 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 284%
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79 17,432 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 218GB free Firmware: LHF004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 268 268 269 269 309 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 264 Mixed 456 SusWrite 288 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 59 193% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 249 207% 297 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 117%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 164GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 232 232 230 233 233 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 488 Mixed 376 SusWrite 257 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 54.3 183% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 334 258% 352 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 39,970 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 28 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 33.3 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 118%

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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 $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	269x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 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 $95Bench 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 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16