MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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 Drive	458% 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	16GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '23 at 19:28
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600KF-$157 9,286 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 166 2-Core 284 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 959 92% 761 Pts	64-Core 1,304 81% 1,304 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Sapphire(1DA2 E410) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.5.2 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 144 Parallax 217 107% 164 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 150 Splatting 91.5 96% 121 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 857GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3029 3815 3835 3816 2163 3925 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	458% Outstanding	Read 2,222 Write 2,509 Mixed 1999 SusWrite 3,430 576% 2,540 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 86.2 313% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,738 DQ Write 1,126 DQ Mixed 1,391 1,049% 1,419 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 458% Great: 573%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 797GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 166 164 165 168 169 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 133 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 166 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF4800C19D4/8GX 2x8GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 133% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	134% Outstanding	MC Read 42.4 MC Write 61.4 MC Mixed 44.7 141% 49.5 GB/s	SC Read 27.4 SC Write 48.7 SC Mixed 37.5 108% 37.9 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 166%

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

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,151 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $95Bench 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: $1,531

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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