MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 198% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 212% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	208% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	348% 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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '21 at 21:28
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 155 2-Core 322 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 1,204 103% 883 Pts	64-Core 1,683 104% 1,683 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Lighting 313 Reflection 266 Parallax 310 255% 296 fps	MRender 317 Gravity 246 Splatting 180 195% 248 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 637GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1623 1974 1809 1558 1551 1565 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2,574 Write 2,419 Mixed 1,812 SusWrite 1,680 476% 2,121 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 91.2 302% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,203 DQ Write 970 DQ Mixed 1,094 817% 1,089 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 158GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,135 Write 7853 Mixed 8,102 1,864% 8,363 MB/s	4K Read 668 4K Write 298 4K Mixed 393 1,674% 453 MB/s	DQ Read 1,510 DQ Write 1076 DQ Mixed 1,141 893% 1,242 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 418GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2311 813 813 813 814 814 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 2,608 Write 2,399 Mixed 1,768 SusWrite 1,063 438% 1,959 MB/s	4K Read 66.7 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 89.1 296% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,233 DQ Write 987 DQ Mixed 1,097 825% 1,106 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 340%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 579GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 192 193 194 194 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 142 Mixed 32.1 SusWrite 191 97% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 384% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 25GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 14 13 12 13 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	29% Poor	Read 151 Write 14 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 13.4 44% 50 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 1.4 106% 4.63 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB 483 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.3% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 19.7 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 22.2 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 127%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	596x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	524x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	458x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	361x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	202x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	220x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	140x
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	48x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	46x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,508

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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