MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	80.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	305% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C77
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) (all builds)
Memory	14.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	1536 x 864 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200925
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '22 at 14:05
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^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, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 100 1-Core 164 2-Core 326 108% 197 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,297 114% 972 Pts	64-Core 1,295 80% 1,295 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4014) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 138 Parallax 89.3 83% 109 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 85.8 Splatting 76.4 76% 95.6 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 301GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1231 988 992 999 1004 1002 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,025 Write 2,326 Mixed 1,792 SusWrite 1036 404% 1,795 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 83.3 305% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,740 DQ Write 1,286 DQ Mixed 1,468 1,110% 1,498 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 296%
Seagate Portable 2TB 11,289 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 132 130 135 135 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 74.8 Write 139 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 133 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 1.1 170% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 4000 C15 2x8GB 363 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	MC Read 60 MC Write 62.1 MC Mixed 44.3 158% 55.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 57.6 SC Mixed 40.7 109% 38.1 GB/s	Latency 33.5 119% 33.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 144%

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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	831x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	266x
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	212x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	162x

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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	128x

RAM
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 1,003 samples	246x
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 $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 $177	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