MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 178% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 186% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	194% 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	319% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201215
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '21 at 23:03
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 87.1 1-Core 151 2-Core 303 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 1,028 94% 785 Pts	64-Core 1631 101% 1631 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 286 Reflection 243 Parallax 281 233% 270 fps	MRender 310 Gravity 231 Splatting 169 186% 237 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 194% 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% 863GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1696 1698 1630 1172 1174 1167 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,473 Write 2,335 Mixed 1,646 SusWrite 1,423 441% 1,969 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 82.1 274% 96.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,187 DQ Write 956 DQ Mixed 1,075 804% 1,073 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 372%
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 240GB 4,783 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 223GB free Firmware: SBFM60.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 100 100 100 100 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 478 Write 447 Mixed 366 SusWrite 151 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 34.9 138% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 204 185% 281 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 87%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 588GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 39.2 Write 39.7 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 39.4 48% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.1% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 23.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 120%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,150 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	522x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	454x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	212x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	199x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,512

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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