MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 148%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics131% 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 Drive259% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C77
MotherboardMSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210624
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '22 at 05:19
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 152
2-Core 296
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 599
8-Core 1,158
104% 879 Pts
64-Core 2,031
126% 2,031 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
131% Outstanding
Lighting 182
Reflection 175
Parallax 167
148% 175 fps
MRender 187
Gravity 138
Splatting 120
118% 149 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 131%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
371GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 734 585 582 593 589 593 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
259% Outstanding
Read 2,505
Write 2,280
Mixed 1,523
SusWrite 613
386% 1,730 MB/s
4K Read 58.7
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 75.4
250% 85.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,164
DQ Write 812
DQ Mixed 984
736% 987 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 259%
Great: 340%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192
1TB free
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1478 1475 1487 1136 162 222 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
241% Outstanding
Read 1515
Write 1,556
Mixed 1,093
SusWrite 993
290% 1,289 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 72.8
249% 88.4 MB/s
DQ Read 967
DQ Write 926
DQ Mixed 323
414% 738 MB/s
Poor: 154%
This bench: 241%
Great: 282%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 26.6
99% 34.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 47.9
SC Mixed 31
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 56
71% 56 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) Builds (Compare 1,832 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 143%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $636
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