MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	187% 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.
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	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200520
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '22 at 01:28
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^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, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 80 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 93% 173 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,032 96% 802 Pts	64-Core 1,551 96% 1,551 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 389B) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	187% Outstanding	Lighting 273 Reflection 232 Parallax 266 223% 257 fps	MRender 290 Gravity 225 Splatting 167 179% 228 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 52GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 302 165 163 161 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 486 Mixed 465 SusWrite 212 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 53 177% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2561 Write 2,353 Mixed 1,805 498% 2,240 MB/s	4K Read 62.5 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 84.9 282% 98.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,163 DQ Write 800 DQ Mixed 996 740% 986 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 111GB free Firmware: O1230C SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 58 56 56 56 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 482 Write 310 Mixed 344 SusWrite 94.1 68% 308 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 39.6 139% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 228 184% 259 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 504GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 122 122 121 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 90.8 Write 82.6 Mixed 77.1 SusWrite 121 69% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4D3600C18 4x8GB 12,036 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	66.4% Good	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 19.9 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 21.3 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 80.6 50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 130%

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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	212x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	199x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,512

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	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