MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 188% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 186% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	183% 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	338% 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.

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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	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	May 10 '21 at 23:44
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th 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 way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 956 96% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,648 102% 1,648 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$785 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 1613) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	183% Outstanding	Lighting 261 Reflection 269 Parallax 264 213% 264 fps	MRender 306 Gravity 222 Splatting 174 184% 234 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 432GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1631 1583 1581 1584 1539 1437 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	338% Outstanding	Read 2,547 Write 2,408 Mixed 1869 SusWrite 1559 470% 2,096 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 86.7 291% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,268 DQ Write 1,001 DQ Mixed 1,138 850% 1,136 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 338% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 501GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2434 2220 1521 1529 1537 1537 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	369% Outstanding	Read 2,639 Write 2,262 Mixed 1,917 SusWrite 1,796 483% 2,154 MB/s	4K Read 67.9 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 93.4 314% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,358 DQ Write 1,153 DQ Mixed 1242 934% 1,251 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 (80^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 46.2 MC Write 49 MC Mixed 35.9 125% 43.7 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 50.1 SC Mixed 33.6 101% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 137%

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,161 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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	595x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	524x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	457x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	202x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	219x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	140x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $137Bench 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	48x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	46x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,515

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16