MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 208%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 206%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics212% 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 Drive71.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C71
MotherboardMSI MEG Z490 UNIFY  (all builds)
Memory25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 31 '22 at 02:58
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 152
2-Core 297
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 586
8-Core 1,023
97% 805 Pts
64-Core 1,511
94% 1,511 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
212% Outstanding
Lighting 311
Reflection 292
Parallax 326
254% 310 fps
MRender 352
Gravity 262
Splatting 190
210% 268 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 212%
Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0518BS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 50 48 45 37 47 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 498
Write 421
Mixed 373
SusWrite 57.4
75% 338 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 38.7
143% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 55.3
DQ Mixed 47.4
47% 77.6 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 107%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$40
127GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,520
Write 2,238
Mixed 1579
469% 2,112 MB/s
4K Read 58.5
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 80.3
275% 98.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,001
DQ Write 972
DQ Mixed 1096
793% 1023 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 168 169 169 168 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 130
Mixed 83.7
SusWrite 168
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
90% Excellent
MC Read 33.4
MC Write 35.4
MC Mixed 26.3
90% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 39.2
SC Mixed 28.3
82% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 90%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,164 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 179%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 178%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY - $290

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $1,499
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