MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	354% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C77
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201008
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '21 at 17:32
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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, 10 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 99.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 317 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 1,271 112% 954 Pts	64-Core 1,582 98% 1,582 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)-$60 26,874 User benchmarks, average bench 10% Nvidia(10DE 1065) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1167 MHz, MLim: 537 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 9% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1962 1974 1977 1737 507 507 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 2,658 Write 2,008 Mixed 247 SusWrite 1444 352% 1,589 MB/s	4K Read 69.2 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 101 366% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 730 DQ Write 1,364 DQ Mixed 457 514% 850 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 311%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 0GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 493 494 494 422 332 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 492 Mixed 431 SusWrite 454 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 52.6 200% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 129%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 64GB 8,040 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 0GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 7.1 4.4 6.5 6 5.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	7.57% Terrible	Read 25.1 Write 4 Mixed 14.4 SusWrite 5.9 14% 12.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1.4 82% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.57% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 4000 C16 2x8GB 156 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	MC Read 55.9 MC Write 55.2 MC Mixed 38.5 142% 49.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 55.2 SC Mixed 38.6 115% 40.1 GB/s	Latency 37.8 106% 37.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 140%

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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	832x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	269x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	132x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	313x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	213x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	162x

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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	128x

RAM
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 1,003 samples	248x
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 $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 $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