MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	135% 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	280% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C77
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 22:57
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 108 2-Core 285 89% 163 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 813 86% 690 Pts	64-Core 1,148 71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gainward(10B0 1B06) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2846 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 196 Parallax 192 154% 192 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 192 Splatting 128 123% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 501GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B2T6TA SusWrite @10s intervals: 1718 1098 854 659 974 740 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 2,477 Write 1,764 Mixed 1,518 SusWrite 1,007 377% 1,692 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 68.8 232% 85.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,131 DQ Write 990 DQ Mixed 605 578% 909 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 134GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 179 186 185 185 185 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 184 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 11GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 85 92 106 103 80 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 127 Write 74 Mixed 67 SusWrite 90 66% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G4D30AEEA.K16FE 2x8GB 1,650 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 29.3 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 31 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%

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Typical MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) Builds (Compare 1,832 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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	829x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	265x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	131x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	311x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	211x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	161x

SSD
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 252%, 11,331 samples	227x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	153x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	128x

RAM
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 1,003 samples	245x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBUnknownBench 86%, 21,064 samples	120x
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 1x16GBSamsungBench 49%, 771 samples	108x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $636

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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