MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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	230% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MEG Z490 Trident X (MS-B926)
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200504
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '24 at 07:00
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 86.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 1,015 95% 788 Pts	64-Core 1,543 96% 1,543 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7C77) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9127 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	6.3% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 10.1 Parallax 8.9 5% 8.37 fps	MRender 9.4 Gravity 7.7 Splatting 14.1 9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.3% Great: 6%
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.52 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 221 Parallax 155 132% 179 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 131 Splatting 117 118% 149 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 123%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TB 11,331 User benchmarks, average bench 252% 255GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11110000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1260 880 784 738 687 618 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1898 Write 2,185 Mixed 1,928 SusWrite 828 385% 1,710 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 61.3 207% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,080 DQ Write 707 DQ Mixed 811 627% 866 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 322%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A4G43AB2-CVF 1x31GB 298 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 31GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	49.3% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 13.5 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 16.7 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 51%

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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	70	58	120	24"	1280 720	ACI2494 VE248

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Typical MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) Builds (Compare 1,849 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	833x
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	313x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 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	227x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	153x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	128x

RAM
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 1,003 samples	248x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBUnknownBench 83%, 45,647 samples	120x
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 1x16GBSamsungBench 49%, 771 samples	109x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $724

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	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