MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics70.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive303% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C71
MotherboardMSI MEG Z490 UNIFY  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211022
Uptime8.5 Days
Run DateMar 26 '23 at 15:23
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 14%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 150
2-Core 298
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 543
8-Core 1,004
92% 773 Pts
64-Core 1,553
96% 1,553 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.8% Very good
Lighting 88.2
Reflection 84.3
Parallax 78.5
72% 83.7 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 79.2
Splatting 71
69% 86.1 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88
390GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2071 1561 947 956 956 958 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
303% Outstanding
Read 2,463
Write 2,288
Mixed 2,179
SusWrite 1,241
458% 2,043 MB/s
4K Read 64.1
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 85.1
278% 94.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,054
DQ Write 841
DQ Mixed 959
715% 951 MB/s
Poor: 206%
This bench: 303%
Great: 442%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46
464GB free
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 747 492 502 494 490 496 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 1,777
Write 2,026
Mixed 1,553
SusWrite 537
331% 1,473 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 66
230% 85.3 MB/s
DQ Read 857
DQ Write 806
DQ Mixed 888
651% 850 MB/s
Poor: 143%
This bench: 212%
Great: 238%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
853GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 167 165 166 166 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 173
Mixed 101
SusWrite 166
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 100%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
87% Excellent
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 24.3
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 28
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87%
Great: 110%

 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 2,153 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: 83% - Excellent Total price: $1,241
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HDDRAMUSB
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