MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 192% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 207% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	183% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	227% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210624
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '23 at 16:50
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (48^th 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-$415 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 157 2-Core 314 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 1,192 107% 904 Pts	64-Core 2,046 127% 2,046 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	183% Outstanding	Lighting 269 Reflection 331 Parallax 261 219% 287 fps	MRender 290 Gravity 213 Splatting 159 174% 221 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 82GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,560 Write 2,369 Mixed 2,314 539% 2,414 MB/s	4K Read 67.4 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 93.6 301% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,370 DQ Write 1,062 DQ Mixed 1,188 896% 1,206 MB/s
Poor: 274% Great: 488%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 514 322 281 244 298 161 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 2,499 Write 743 Mixed 590 SusWrite 303 224% 1,034 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 56.6 226% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,069 DQ Write 709 DQ Mixed 814 628% 864 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 155 155 154 156 156 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 146 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 155 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 4400 C16 2x8GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 32 MC Write 47.2 MC Mixed 29.7 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 50.4 SC Mixed 34.5 103% 36.1 GB/s	Latency 46.7 86% 46.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 156%

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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	42	7	240	31.5"	2560 1440	SAM7058 LC32G7xT

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	600x
Core i9-10900KIntel $415Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	528x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	459x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	364x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	202x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	220x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $148Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	143x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $159Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	121x

RAM
4400 C19 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 102%, 6,100 samples	50x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 95%, 56,114 samples	48x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	46x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,317

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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