MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	81.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '24 at 21:59
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 969 92% 760 Pts	64-Core 1,514 94% 1,514 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3277) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 545.84 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.8% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 94.3 Parallax 89.6 83% 95.3 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 92.5 Splatting 85.8 79% 98.5 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,583 Write 2,393 Mixed 1,802 503% 2,259 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 84.7 283% 98.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1189 DQ Write 804 DQ Mixed 1,009 750% 1,001 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
WDC WD6003FZBX-00GXAB0 6TB 480 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 4.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 232 227 233 229 227 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	26.3% Poor	Read 230 Write 228 Mixed 102 SusWrite 230 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 1.3 10% 4.6 MB/s	DQ Read 4.1 DQ Write 4.4 DQ Mixed 4.3 3% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 27%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 277GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 484 484 479 483 483 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 485 Mixed 464 SusWrite 483 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 54.5 180% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 45,230 User benchmarks, average bench 460% 1TB free Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2400 2387 2406 2407 2402 2400 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	395% Outstanding	Read 2,551 Write 2,427 Mixed 2,320 SusWrite 2,400 547% 2,424 MB/s	4K Read 69.7 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 95.7 313% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,228 DQ Write 952 DQ Mixed 1,076 808% 1,085 MB/s
Poor: 299% ↑ This bench: 395% Great: 592%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 30.4 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 30 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 39: 0P 5R 2G 8B (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%	5	217	59	60	27"	1280 720	AUS2705 VG27AQL1A

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,167 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	599x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	525x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	458x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	362x
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 $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	220x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	141x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $158Bench 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: $1,488

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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