MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	139% 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	298% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 2 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	54.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '23 at 14:40
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$340 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 81.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 277 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 1,062 99% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,851 115% 1,851 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$425 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 4100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	139% Outstanding	Lighting 200 Reflection 230 Parallax 173 163% 201 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 134 Splatting 129 122% 153 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 158%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 242GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1274 1260 1274 1208 1155 993 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,469 Write 2187 Mixed 1,605 SusWrite 1,194 417% 1,864 MB/s	4K Read 56.1 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 77.7 259% 91.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,142 DQ Write 913 DQ Mixed 1,036 773% 1,030 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 4x16GB 5,421 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	60.3% Good	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 19.4 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 16.9 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 116%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	67	55	120	26.7"	1280 720	GSM5C34 LG ULTRAGEAR+

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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 $257Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	567x
Core i9-10900KIntel $340Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	479x
Core i9-10850KIntel $280Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	425x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $830Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	333x
RTX 3070Nvidia $425Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	208x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,166Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	187x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $80Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	214x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	130x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $115Bench 342%, 113,801 samples	109x

RAM
4400 C19 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 102%, 6,100 samples	49x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	45x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $90Bench 95%, 56,114 samples	40x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,457

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12400F $149	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $195	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $340	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16