MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	121% 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	248% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MEG Z490 Trident X (MS-B926)
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210603
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '21 at 09:16
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 315 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1,165 105% 886 Pts	64-Core 1,658 103% 1,658 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% 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: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 153 Parallax 155 131% 156 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 135 Splatting 118 118% 148 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDB 512GB 651 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 359GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1310 989 992 990 994 999 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 1,786 Write 2,180 Mixed 1,794 SusWrite 1,046 384% 1,701 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 62.1 212% 76.8 MB/s	DQ Read 897 DQ Write 1,241 DQ Mixed 996 773% 1,044 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 248% 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: 2194 1848 1013 842 558 434 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,599 Write 2,201 Mixed 1,591 SusWrite 1,148 369% 1,635 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 52 184% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 933 DQ Write 1,229 DQ Mixed 1044 798% 1,069 MB/s
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 260%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 341GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 75 75 74 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 70.9 Write 74.9 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 75.6 53% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 124% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 95%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 73 72 75 75 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 36.5 Write 84.5 Mixed 48 SusWrite 73 45% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.4 158% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31.8% 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 (89^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 14 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 18 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.5% 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	110	6	60	27"	2560 1440	DELA1D6 DELL S2722QC

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Typical MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) Builds (Compare 1,849 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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	833x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	269x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	132x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	313x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	213x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	163x

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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	128x

RAM
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 1,003 samples	248x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBUnknownBench 83%, 45,647 samples	120x
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 1x16GBSamsungBench 49%, 771 samples	109x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16