MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201215
Uptime	8.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '24 at 16:43
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900-$276 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 246 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 978 90% 752 Pts	64-Core 1,836 114% 1,836 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3657) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.7% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 118 Parallax 119 106% 123 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 102 Splatting 88.1 87% 109 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 175 179 175 174 174 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 484 Mixed 400 SusWrite 207 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 54.8 183% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 351 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 55GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 164 362 147 196 275 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 1,306 Write 211 Mixed 242 SusWrite 254 109% 503 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 42.9 140% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 534 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 225 196% 302 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 227GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 123 124 124 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 138 Write 123 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 123 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/8G KHX2400C15D4/8G KHX2400C15/8G 32GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.8% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 24 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 31.2 SC Mixed 25.3 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 85%

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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	45	8	100	34.1"	1280 720	ACI3433 ROG PG348Q

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Gaming 179%

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Desktop 102%

UFO

Workstation 178%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY - $290

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	596x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	524x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	458x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	361x
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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	220x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	140x
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	48x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	46x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,503

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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