MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 162% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	152% 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	294% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	58.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '23 at 01:01
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$342 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 98% 182 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1180 106% 892 Pts	64-Core 2,012 124% 2,012 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$482 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 4050 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 221 Reflection 240 Parallax 196 180% 219 fps	MRender 213 Gravity 152 Splatting 136 133% 167 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 280GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1300 1170 1108 1050 1010 968 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,438 Write 2,110 Mixed 1,611 SusWrite 1101 406% 1,815 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 77.2 263% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,190 DQ Write 956 DQ Mixed 1,069 801% 1,072 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 294% 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 below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.5% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 20.9 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 20.7 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 67.5% 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	71	59	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 $240Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	541x
Core i9-10900KIntel $342Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	453x
Core i9-10850KIntel $280Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	407x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $870Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	306x
RTX 3070Nvidia $482Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	197x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,300Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	181x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $54Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	201x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $74Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	126x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $91Bench 342%, 113,801 samples	104x

RAM
4400 C19 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 102%, 6,100 samples	48x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	41x
4400 C19 Series 4x8GBUnknownBench 110%, 2,539 samples	36x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,454

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $135	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $397	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i5-12600K $215	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $260	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	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) $54	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16