MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 198% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 202% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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	192% 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	242% 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

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	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210426
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '21 at 15:42
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 302 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,160 104% 878 Pts	64-Core 1,616 100% 1,616 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% Sapphire(1DA2 E438) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	192% Outstanding	Lighting 249 Reflection 252 Parallax 509 203% 337 fps	MRender 392 Gravity 200 Splatting 290 238% 294 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 848GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1428 823 825 827 829 830 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,554 Write 1,784 Mixed 1,344 SusWrite 927 316% 1,402 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 71.1 245% 90.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,253 DQ Write 882 DQ Mixed 1,111 818% 1,082 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 276%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1.5TB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 443 443 440 441 440 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 464 Mixed 408 SusWrite 440 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 49.9 166% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 283 234% 334 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 8,117 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 26.9 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 30.9 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 48.4 83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,150 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 $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	522x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	454x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	212x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	199x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,512

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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