MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 237% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 251% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	232% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	142% 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	32GB 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 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	16.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210624
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '22 at 06:02
Run Duration	412 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 312 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1,103 103% 855 Pts	64-Core 1,964 122% 1,964 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967); EVGA RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 ULTRA CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 5050 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Lighting 353 Reflection 302 Parallax 348 288% 334 fps	MRender 365 Gravity 278 Splatting 195 219% 279 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP500GM30002 500GB 5,180 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 594 366 311 250 103 209 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 902 Write 1827 Mixed 472 SusWrite 305 198% 877 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 48.3 181% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 934 DQ Write 491 DQ Mixed 668 508% 697 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 387%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 1TB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 127GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 396 397 400 400 403 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 398 Write 397 Mixed 362 SusWrite 394 88% 388 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 25.9 84% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 92.8 87% 134 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 78%
Seagate FireCuda 510 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB 1,901 User benchmarks, average bench 259% 124GB free Firmware: STES1024 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 639 408 564 549 490 459 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 220 Write 1,241 Mixed 356 SusWrite 518 134% 584 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 49.2 165% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,275 DQ Write 696 DQ Mixed 459 482% 810 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 385%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 159GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1789 1172 910 848 809 782 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2571 Write 2179 Mixed 1,939 SusWrite 1,052 433% 1,935 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 81.8 266% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,208 DQ Write 605 DQ Mixed 928 684% 914 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 435%
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA2000CM10003 2TB 1,513 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 154GB free Firmware: STZSE015 SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 484 488 491 484 492 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 485 Mixed 478 SusWrite 484 110% 487 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 57.1 191% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 353 267% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 135%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 48GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 159 158 158 157 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 503 Write 152 Mixed 165 SusWrite 158 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 27.6 117% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 177 147% 217 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 8,508 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 31.7 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 46.5 SC Mixed 31.5 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 132%

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,153 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	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	199x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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