MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% 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	70.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201014
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '21 at 21:41
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 161 2-Core 323 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 1206 105% 894 Pts	64-Core 2,182 135% 2,182 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 372D) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	133% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 176 Parallax 183 147% 180 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 160 Splatting 132 131% 165 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 338 358 339 340 342 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 444 Write 354 Mixed 246 SusWrite 339 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 58 4K Mixed 14.6 87% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 79.3 81% 131 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 86%
WDC WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TB 8,872 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1TB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 455 467 457 471 449 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 467 Mixed 337 SusWrite 457 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 32.3 123% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 220 172% 244 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 117%
Seagate ST4000NE001-2MA101 4TB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2.5TB free Firmware: EN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 180 183 182 180 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 224 Write 216 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 174 122% 168 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.2 74% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 17,559 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 32.5 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 50.3 SC Mixed 32.4 99% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 133%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 19: 2R 2G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
19%	10%	67	109	6	144	27"	2560 1440	ACI27EC ROG PG279Q

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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 $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 $300	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