MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 151%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 146%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics154% 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 Drive253% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory1.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201014
Uptime5.6 Days
Run DateAug 04 '22 at 22:41
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 969
94% 772 Pts
64-Core 1,444
89% 1,444 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.95
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
154% Outstanding
Lighting 230
Reflection 206
Parallax 199
187% 212 fps
MRender 192
Gravity 152
Splatting 135
128% 159 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 154%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$80
212GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 851 831 848 847 831 821 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
253% Outstanding
Read 2,203
Write 916
Mixed 874
SusWrite 838
266% 1,208 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 60.8
225% 83.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,176
DQ Write 846
DQ Mixed 960
731% 994 MB/s
Poor: 206%
This bench: 253%
Great: 442%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 185 176 194 199 191 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 147
Mixed 67.6
SusWrite 185
101% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
47.6% Average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 12.8
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 13.8
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 55.2
72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 63%

 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 2,156 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: 64% - Good Total price: $1,518
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