MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results


Gaming 212% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 234% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 111%, 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	284% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C77
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '21 at 12:43
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 98.6 1-Core 165 2-Core 329 108% 198 Pts	4-Core 662 8-Core 1,308 116% 985 Pts	64-Core 2,272 141% 2,272 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% MSI(1462 3952) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 254 Reflection 266 Parallax 514 207% 345 fps	MRender 409 Gravity 196 Splatting 275 236% 293 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2134 620 613 624 623 623 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,310 Write 2,205 Mixed 1,500 SusWrite 873 385% 1,722 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 82.6 272% 94.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,345 DQ Write 1,055 DQ Mixed 1,184 890% 1,195 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 340%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$97 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 550GB free Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2131 2111 2120 2124 2116 736 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	363% Outstanding	Read 2,636 Write 2120 Mixed 162 SusWrite 1,890 378% 1,702 MB/s	4K Read 59 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 84.5 290% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,259 DQ Write 1,076 DQ Mixed 561 586% 965 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 363% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB 6,100 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	133% Outstanding	MC Read 53.6 MC Write 50.3 MC Mixed 38.5 136% 47.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 54.5 SC Mixed 37.9 113% 39.4 GB/s	Latency 43.4 92% 43.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 137%

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Typical MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) Builds (Compare 1,835 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 144%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 143%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	831x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	266x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	131x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	311x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	212x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	162x

SSD
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 252%, 11,331 samples	227x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	153x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	128x

RAM
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 1,003 samples	246x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBUnknownBench 86%, 21,064 samples	120x
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 1x16GBSamsungBench 49%, 771 samples	108x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $636

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 $178	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