MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	312% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MEG Z490 Trident X (MS-B926)
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '21 at 11:40
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 122 2-Core 303 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,092 101% 844 Pts	64-Core 1,619 100% 1,619 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896); msi CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.72 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (119 fps cap detected)	97.4% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 119 Parallax 119 97% 119 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 119 Splatting 119 98% 119 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 202%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TB 11,331 User benchmarks, average bench 252% 597GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11111000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1852 1710 1700 1704 1711 1716 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 1,981 Write 2,266 Mixed 1,786 SusWrite 1,732 438% 1,941 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 69.8 242% 91 MB/s	DQ Read 1,322 DQ Write 1,014 DQ Mixed 1,170 875% 1,169 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 322%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GB 1,003 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 27.1 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 27.9 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 96%

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

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Typical MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) Builds (Compare 1,850 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	834x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	269x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	132x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	314x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	213x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	163x

SSD
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 252%, 11,331 samples	228x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	153x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	128x

RAM
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 1,003 samples	249x
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 $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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