MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	218% 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.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MEG Z490 Trident X (MS-B926)
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200504
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '23 at 15:45
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 86.7 1-Core 111 2-Core 278 86% 158 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 848 81% 671 Pts	64-Core 1,480 92% 1,480 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 284% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11110000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1462 1711 1509 847 773 829 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,569 Write 2,127 Mixed 1949 SusWrite 1,188 387% 1,708 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 54.2 187% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 715 DQ Mixed 443 365% 510 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 334%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 908GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 171 171 170 172 175 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 80.5 Write 84.6 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 171 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.4 132% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43DB1-CVF 1x16GB 771 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	45.7% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 13.6 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 13 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 53%

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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	58	100	0"	1280 720

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 143%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	834x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	269x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	132x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	314x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	213x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	163x

SSD
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 252%, 11,331 samples	228x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	153x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	128x

RAM
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 1,003 samples	249x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBUnknownBench 83%, 45,647 samples	120x
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 1x16GBSamsungBench 49%, 771 samples	109x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16