MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 112% 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	336% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '21 at 13:45
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 i5-10600KF-$124 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 325 98% 183 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 1,064 105% 857 Pts	64-Core 1,262 78% 1,262 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Sapphire(1DA2 E410) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.3.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 148 Parallax 232 113% 173 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 149 Splatting 95 97% 121 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 694GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1125 1926 1989 961 1835 1343 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 3,243 Write 2,321 Mixed 1,609 SusWrite 1,530 485% 2,176 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 73.8 248% 86.1 MB/s	DQ Read 727 DQ Write 890 DQ Mixed 703 560% 774 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 646GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 186 183 186 185 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 62.2 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 183 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB 6,100 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 44.4 MC Write 53.2 MC Mixed 34.1 125% 43.9 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 54.7 SC Mixed 37.5 111% 38.7 GB/s	Latency 47.1 85% 47.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 137%

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,167 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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	599x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	525x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	458x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	362x
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 $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	220x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	141x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $158Bench 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: $1,506

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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