MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 168% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	161% 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	390% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	41.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201215
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 18:27
Run Duration	329 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 81 1-Core 121 2-Core 289 87% 163 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,106 101% 848 Pts	64-Core 2,015 125% 2,015 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 106%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 208 Parallax 239 176% 221 fps	MRender 268 Gravity 222 Splatting 172 175% 221 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 174%
Nvidia Quadro K4200-$820 7,330 User benchmarks, average bench 21% Nvidia(10DE 1096) ≥ 4GB CLim: 888 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Lighting 23.9 Reflection 29.1 Parallax 35.8 20% 29.6 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 29.9 Splatting 27.7 26% 32.2 fps
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 2252 2273 2107 2042 1690 2279 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	390% Outstanding	Read 3,412 Write 2,242 Mixed 2,025 SusWrite 2107 546% 2,447 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 82.9 270% 91 MB/s	DQ Read 1,044 DQ Write 779 DQ Mixed 884 668% 902 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 390% Great: 541%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 47GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 487 485 485 486 485 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 484 Mixed 411 SusWrite 486 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 54.7 180% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 201GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 489 490 489 490 489 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 482 Mixed 464 SusWrite 489 110% 487 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 53.4 175% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 356 268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 930GB free Firmware: 70WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1561 845 844 843 846 846 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,634 Write 1,910 Mixed 1598 SusWrite 964 344% 1,527 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 66.9 225% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,110 DQ Write 818 DQ Mixed 951 714% 960 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 276%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK64GX4M2D3600C18 2x31.5GB 8,435 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	67% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 21.2 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 19.4 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 132%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	27"	1280 720	BNQ802E BenQ PD2700U

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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