MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 138%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 125%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics134% 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 Drive288% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C77
MotherboardMSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '21 at 22:46
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 109
2-Core 294
90% 166 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 834
89% 707 Pts
64-Core 1,169
72% 1,169 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gainward(10B0 1B06) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2846 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 197
Parallax 192
153% 192 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 192
Splatting 129
124% 153 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB
501GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32B2T6TA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1748 1210 920 938 948 943 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
288% Outstanding
Read 2,512
Write 1,796
Mixed 1,538
SusWrite 1,118
388% 1,741 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 68.7
232% 87 MB/s
DQ Read 1,124
DQ Write 998
DQ Mixed 608
580% 910 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 288%
Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
134GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 101 103 101 103 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 102
Write 42.5
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 102
57% 77 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
11GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 84 92 109 113 94 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 106
Write 116
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 94.4
72% 97.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE8G4D30AEEA.K16FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 37.9
MC Write 39.5
MC Mixed 29.4
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 42.9
SC Mixed 31.3
90% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 101%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) Builds (Compare 1,835 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 143%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $636
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HDDRAMUSB
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