MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 199% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	167% 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	204% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210204
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '21 at 06:06
Run Duration	351 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 162 2-Core 323 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 1,293 114% 970 Pts	64-Core 2,197 136% 2,197 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% PNY(196E 136E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2340 MHz, MLim: 3886 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Lighting 249 Reflection 238 Parallax 250 203% 246 fps	MRender 225 Gravity 176 Splatting 153 147% 184 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 549 452 408 402 392 391 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,643 Write 1,950 Mixed 1,325 SusWrite 432 300% 1,337 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 65.4 235% 87.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,004 DQ Write 758 DQ Mixed 984 708% 915 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 302%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 232GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1455 392 391 389 384 386 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,685 Write 1,878 Mixed 1,224 SusWrite 566 300% 1,338 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 60.3 214% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 994 DQ Write 861 DQ Mixed 1072 764% 975 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 302%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 181GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1439 1246 1158 1059 1014 960 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1,684 Write 1,929 Mixed 1,526 SusWrite 1,146 354% 1,571 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 65.5 217% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,260 DQ Write 879 DQ Mixed 1,082 804% 1,073 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 18,141 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 42.8 MC Write 44.7 MC Mixed 33.3 115% 40.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 51.9 SC Mixed 33.2 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 126%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 32: 4R 2G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
32%	16%	76	240	180	120	23.8"	1536 864	MSI3BA4 MSI G242

History: Score 19: 3R 0G 4B | Score 32: 4R 2G 6B

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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 $442Bench 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	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	199x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $1,531

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 $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