MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 214% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 222% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	194% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	268% 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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '21 at 06:58
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700KF-$240 17,565 User benchmarks, average bench 102% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 180 2-Core 352 112% 209 Pts	4-Core 707 8-Core 1,334 122% 1,020 Pts	64-Core 1,827 113% 1,827 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 109%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 4040) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 5100 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 280 Reflection 260 Parallax 291 229% 277 fps	MRender 333 Gravity 237 Splatting 177 196% 249 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 314 314 313 313 313 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,016 Write 1,247 Mixed 1,057 SusWrite 336 258% 1,164 MB/s	4K Read 67.4 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 93.8 336% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,572 DQ Write 1,250 DQ Mixed 1,119 917% 1,313 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 236%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 416GB free Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 823 100 137 106 100 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,519 Write 1,504 Mixed 1,074 SusWrite 228 241% 1,081 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 215 4K Mixed 90 326% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 635 DQ Write 887 DQ Mixed 469 436% 664 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 255%
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 511GB free Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3989 4049 4043 4058 4051 4043 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	509% Outstanding	Read 2,257 Write 2,459 Mixed 2,294 SusWrite 4,039 627% 2,762 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 282 4K Mixed 98 353% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 1,592 DQ Write 1,276 DQ Mixed 1,511 1,110% 1,460 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 509% Great: 472%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 729GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 192 193 194 192 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 136 Write 140 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 192 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 388% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.3% Excellent	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.7 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 30.1 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 29.2 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 106%

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,154 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 179%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 178%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY - $290

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	595x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	522x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	455x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	200x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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 $82Bench 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: $1,528

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 $40	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