MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	116% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 20:48
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,002 98% 803 Pts	64-Core 1,331 82% 1,331 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3656) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 125 Parallax 130 114% 131 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 109 Splatting 94.9 93% 116 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 223GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 465 471 471 470 470 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 476 Mixed 405 SusWrite 469 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 51.1 172% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 117 142% 244 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 396GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 170 170 169 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 161 Mixed 91.4 SusWrite 170 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 216% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLM8G40C18U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 504 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 30.7 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 31.5 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 137%

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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	144	24"	1280 720	ACR062C Acer XFA240

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,151 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 $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 $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 $279	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 $182	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) $30	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