MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 163%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 180%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics151% 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 Drive292% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C77
MotherboardMSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210203
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 19 '21 at 06:50
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 162
2-Core 323
105% 193 Pts
4-Core 646
8-Core 1,285
114% 966 Pts
64-Core 2,185
135% 2,185 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 108%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3625 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
151% Outstanding
Lighting 219
Reflection 215
Parallax 204
178% 213 fps
MRender 196
Gravity 159
Splatting 142
133% 166 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 151%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$97
818GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32B3T8EA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1292 957 933 939 934 941 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
292% Outstanding
Read 2,356
Write 1,458
Mixed 1360
SusWrite 999
343% 1,543 MB/s
4K Read 60.1
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 87.5
285% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,188
DQ Write 963
DQ Mixed 635
595% 929 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 292%
Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
196GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 133 134 134 132 129 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 132
Write 108
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 131
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
MC Read 39.6
MC Write 33.9
MC Mixed 30.3
99% 34.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 46.1
SC Mixed 31.5
95% 33.1 GB/s
Latency 54.7
73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 114%

 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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