MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 163% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	166% 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	341% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 10 '21 at 01:44
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 968 92% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,530 95% 1,530 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 1613) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	166% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 252 Parallax 250 190% 245 fps	MRender 247 Gravity 204 Splatting 170 165% 207 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 432GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1618 1581 1588 1596 1520 1437 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 2,596 Write 2,416 Mixed 1,765 SusWrite 1,557 467% 2,083 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 86.6 293% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,280 DQ Write 1,006 DQ Mixed 1,142 855% 1,143 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 501GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2456 2225 1531 1536 1541 1537 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	369% Outstanding	Read 2,616 Write 2,347 Mixed 1,919 SusWrite 1,804 488% 2,172 MB/s	4K Read 68.6 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 94.3 313% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,376 DQ Write 1,172 DQ Mixed 1,245 941% 1,264 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 369% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 4x8GB 856 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 44.9 MC Write 48 MC Mixed 35.9 123% 42.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 47.4 SC Mixed 32.6 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 137%

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,153 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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	595x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	522x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	454x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	199x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $95Bench 95%, 56,114 samples	47x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	45x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,241

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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