MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 219% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 222% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	205% 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

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	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '21 at 17:49
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 162 2-Core 318 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1160 108% 903 Pts	64-Core 1,750 108% 1,750 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Lighting 304 Reflection 332 Parallax 309 248% 315 fps	MRender 320 Gravity 250 Splatting 180 197% 250 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 205% 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% 625GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1499 2003 1842 1549 1542 1550 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2,584 Write 2,454 Mixed 1,848 SusWrite 1,664 480% 2,138 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 90.9 303% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,207 DQ Write 972 DQ Mixed 1,092 817% 1,090 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 158GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9897 Write 10,074 Mixed 9,926 2,230% 9,966 MB/s	4K Read 705 4K Write 350 4K Mixed 407 1,775% 487 MB/s	DQ Read 1,556 DQ Write 1,112 DQ Mixed 1,190 928% 1,286 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: 2322 810 815 815 813 813 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,637 Write 2449 Mixed 1,856 SusWrite 1,065 448% 2,002 MB/s	4K Read 68.1 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 90.6 301% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,274 DQ Write 1,011 DQ Mixed 1,135 851% 1,140 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 340%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 579GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 193 194 193 191 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 172 Mixed 32 SusWrite 192 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 384% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 100% 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 @ 4267 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 52.5 MC Write 49.4 MC Mixed 37.4 133% 46.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 49.4 SC Mixed 33.7 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 128% 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 $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	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	199x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $1,531

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 $15	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