MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 105% 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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	257% 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 28 '21 at 06:49
Run Duration	210 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-$125 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 147 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 947 94% 769 Pts	64-Core 1,185 73% 1,185 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% 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)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 148 Parallax 200 114% 163 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 141 Splatting 99.2 96% 120 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 106% 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% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1112 866 869 867 859 859 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 1,900 Write 2,138 Mixed 1,690 SusWrite 905 373% 1,658 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 69.7 248% 94.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,254 DQ Write 982 DQ Mixed 1,114 834% 1,117 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 284%
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79 17,432 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 218GB free Firmware: LHF004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 262 262 263 263 265 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 436 Mixed 456 SusWrite 281 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 59.7 196% 66.1 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: 381 235 235 234 236 235 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 487 Mixed 351 SusWrite 260 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 54.4 183% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 333 257% 351 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 (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 28 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 33.6 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%

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Typical MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) Builds (Compare 1,865 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	838x
Core i9-10900KIntel $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	271x
Core i5-10600KIntel $125Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	134x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	317x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	214x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	163x

SSD
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 252%, 11,331 samples	229x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	154x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	128x

RAM
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 1,003 samples	251x
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 i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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