MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 224% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 236% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	196% 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	266% 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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '21 at 02:39
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700KF-$240 17,565 User benchmarks, average bench 102% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 187 2-Core 375 116% 219 Pts	4-Core 749 8-Core 1,486 132% 1,117 Pts	64-Core 1,898 117% 1,898 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 109%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 4040) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 5117 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Lighting 284 Reflection 260 Parallax 295 231% 280 fps	MRender 335 Gravity 240 Splatting 179 197% 251 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 332 332 333 332 322 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2,066 Write 1263 Mixed 902 SusWrite 325 251% 1,139 MB/s	4K Read 66.9 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 92.8 331% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,574 DQ Write 1,192 DQ Mixed 1,084 892% 1,283 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 236%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 417GB free Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 906 101 101 107 100 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,537 Write 1,483 Mixed 1,068 SusWrite 236 241% 1,081 MB/s	4K Read 62.9 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 89.5 323% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 880 DQ Mixed 470 435% 661 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 255%
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 519GB free Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3989 4059 4049 4038 3714 908 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	469% Outstanding	Read 2,130 Write 3,810 Mixed 2,273 SusWrite 3,459 664% 2,918 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 278 4K Mixed 97.2 350% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 1,612 DQ Write 1,294 DQ Mixed 1,492 1,106% 1466 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 469% Great: 472%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 735GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 176 177 176 176 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 161 Mixed 29 SusWrite 173 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2 369% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.3% Excellent	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.5 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 30.8 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 29 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 106%

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,154 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 $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	595x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	522x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	455x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	200x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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 $82Bench 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: $1,528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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