MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	77.8% 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	252% 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	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 22:20
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 161 2-Core 312 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 1,230 109% 924 Pts	64-Core 2,128 132% 2,128 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% HP(103C 8556) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	77.8% Very good	Lighting 99.7 Reflection 140 Parallax 89.2 81% 110 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 89.5 Splatting 75.1 71% 88.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 81%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 831GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1314 1148 1111 1093 1059 1053 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1,258 Write 1067 Mixed 1,024 SusWrite 1,130 252% 1,120 MB/s	4K Read 59.5 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 80.2 262% 90.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1276 DQ Write 1,016 DQ Mixed 1152 861% 1,148 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GB 21,064 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 24 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 27.8 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 109%

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,153 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 179%

UFO

Desktop 102%

UFO

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