MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 119% 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	252% 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 MEG Z490 Trident X (MS-B926)
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210603
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '21 at 05:01
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	5%

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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 i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 153 2-Core 301 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 1,140 101% 854 Pts	64-Core 1,476 91% 1,476 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 153 Parallax 154 129% 155 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 134 Splatting 118 117% 148 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDB 512GB 651 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 438GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1312 992 993 992 997 990 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1,819 Write 2,134 Mixed 1,792 SusWrite 1,046 382% 1,698 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 64.5 215% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 915 DQ Write 1,288 DQ Mixed 1,040 803% 1,081 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 260%
Nvme WDC PC SN720 SDA 2TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 2TB free Firmware: 4122 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2166 1808 1311 920 666 725 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1,682 Write 2,142 Mixed 1,587 SusWrite 1,266 377% 1,669 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 53.2 186% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 951 DQ Write 1,297 DQ Mixed 1,073 825% 1,107 MB/s
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 260%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 511GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 125 131 137 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 92 Write 132 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 128 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 95%
Lacie Rugged USB-C 4TB 678 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2.5TB free Firmware: 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 64.9 Write 14.7 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 13.2 22% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 66% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 69%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 68 71 68 69 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 43.7 Write 75.6 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 65.2 45% 60.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43DB1-CVF 1x16GB 771 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 14.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 18.4 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 53%

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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	9	7	60	27"	1280 720	DELA1D6 DELL S2722QC

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Typical MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) Builds (Compare 1,832 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 144%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 143%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	829x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	265x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	131x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	311x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	211x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	161x

SSD
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 252%, 11,331 samples	227x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	153x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	128x

RAM
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 1,003 samples	245x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBUnknownBench 86%, 21,064 samples	120x
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 1x16GBSamsungBench 49%, 771 samples	108x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $636

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 $46

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