MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	32.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	187% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201014
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '21 at 03:59
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 165 2-Core 328 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 657 8-Core 1314 116% 986 Pts	64-Core 2,246 139% 2,246 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.3% Below average	Lighting 45.1 Reflection 53.5 Parallax 34.4 37% 44.3 fps	MRender 6.7 Gravity 42.1 Splatting 34.3 24% 27.7 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 256GB 15,792 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 278 282 268 254 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 1,299 Write 1108 Mixed 1,106 SusWrite 272 211% 946 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 73.7 254% 96.2 MB/s	DQ Read 799 DQ Write 969 DQ Mixed 462 465% 743 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 214%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 290GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 490 489 491 412 286 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 491 Mixed 466 SusWrite 443 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 55.8 187% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 211GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,554 Write 6,965 Mixed 8,269 1,838% 8,263 MB/s	4K Read 721 4K Write 574 4K Mixed 175 1,620% 490 MB/s	DQ Read 1,542 DQ Write 1177 DQ Mixed 1,357 1,015% 1,359 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB 1,313 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 15.7 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 18.7 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 9: 1R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
9%	11%	27	90	7	240	24.5"	1920 1080	ACR0603 XF250Q

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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