MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 217% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 220% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	207% 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	347% 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, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '21 at 14:35
Run Duration	285 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 315 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 1,119 104% 868 Pts	64-Core 1,690 105% 1,690 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 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)	207% Outstanding	Lighting 312 Reflection 266 Parallax 309 254% 296 fps	MRender 317 Gravity 245 Splatting 178 194% 247 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 637GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1519 2086 1815 1546 1543 1548 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,589 Write 2,415 Mixed 1,775 SusWrite 1,676 474% 2,114 MB/s	4K Read 65.3 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 91.1 301% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,169 DQ Write 950 DQ Mixed 1,059 793% 1,059 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 347% 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 9,756 Write 9,872 Mixed 9,562 2,176% 9,730 MB/s	4K Read 682 4K Write 335 4K Mixed 390 1,710% 469 MB/s	DQ Read 1,545 DQ Write 1099 DQ Mixed 1,149 905% 1,264 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: 2318 816 816 814 814 813 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 2,614 Write 2,413 Mixed 1,835 SusWrite 1,065 444% 1,982 MB/s	4K Read 67.3 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 90.9 300% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,238 DQ Write 978 DQ Mixed 1,100 825% 1,105 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 340%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 580GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 193 193 191 193 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 194 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 192 111% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 373% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%

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 @ 3867 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 29.7 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 48.1 SC Mixed 32.5 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 45.7 88% 45.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% 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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	595x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	522x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	454x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	199x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	219x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	139x
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	47x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	45x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,241

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16