MSI MEG Z590 UNIFY (MS-7D38)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	7.49% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	378% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D38
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z590 UNIFY (MS-7D38) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '23 at 13:49
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700-$225 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 84.6 1-Core 162 2-Core 319 101% 188 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 981 98% 800 Pts	64-Core 1,530 95% 1,530 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 750 15,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% MSI(1462 7D38) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.3959 Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	7.49% Terrible	Lighting 8.7 Reflection 14.5 Parallax 10.5 7% 11.2 fps	MRender 11.1 Gravity 10.5 Splatting 9.1 8% 10.2 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.49% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP1000GM30013 1TB 5,778 User benchmarks, average bench 382% 865GB free (System drive) Firmware: SU6SM003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3243 3265 3097 2095 1695 1803 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	378% Outstanding	Read 2,742 Write 3,363 Mixed 2,462 SusWrite 2533 627% 2,775 MB/s	4K Read 76.8 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 75 261% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,321 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 348 355% 611 MB/s
Poor: 236% ↑ This bench: 378% Great: 508%
Marshal MAL38000NS-T72 8TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 1.5TB free Firmware: GX0R SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 232 224 231 235 233 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 176 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 231 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 201% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 466GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 207 206 201 206 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 159 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 204 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 173 173 171 175 169 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 156 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 169 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 1.1 274% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 114%
WD Elements 2620 5TB 4,390 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 640GB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 96 96 94 96 94 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 75 Write 89.2 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 94.4 111% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 0.8 244% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-2666C19-16GIS 2x16GB 389 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 29.7 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 28 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 99%

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

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Desktop 107%

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Workstation 107%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z590 UNIFY (MS-7D38)

CPU
Core i9-11900KIntel $258Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	204x
Core i7-11700KIntel $235Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	178x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	70x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	80x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	75x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	72x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	75x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	41x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $171Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	34x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	21x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	20x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	18x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $714

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16