MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	265% 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.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MEG Z490 Trident X (MS-B926)
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	May 15 '22 at 03:45
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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 i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 968 90% 751 Pts	64-Core 1,506 93% 1,506 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TB 11,331 User benchmarks, average bench 252% 683GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11111000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1722 940 954 950 999 944 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 1,963 Write 2,232 Mixed 1,751 SusWrite 1,085 396% 1,758 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 67.6 237% 88.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,256 DQ Write 854 DQ Mixed 1,059 790% 1,057 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 322%
Seagate FireCuda Hub 8TB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 187 187 179 177 181 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 20% Great: 94%
WD My Passport 260D 4TB 2,403 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 258GB free, PID 260d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 60 52 51 50 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 107 Write 82.8 Mixed 34.6 SusWrite 57.7 88% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 51% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 64%
WD My Book 25ED 4TB 597 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 180 180 178 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 176 Mixed 109 SusWrite 179 221% 167 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 12.2 4K Mixed 0.9 516% 10.7 MB/s	DQ Read 0.5 DQ Write 9.6 DQ Mixed 0.9 359% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 110GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 39 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 37.7 Write 36.2 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 38.3 49% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.9 212% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GB 1,003 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 27.4 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 27 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 96%

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Typical MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) Builds (Compare 1,832 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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	829x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	265x
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	211x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	161x

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	245x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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