MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results


Gaming 200% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 193% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	224% 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	152% 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-7C77
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '24 at 23:17
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700F-$180 44,448 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 280 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 913 84% 700 Pts	64-Core 1,210 75% 1,210 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4081) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Lighting 337 Reflection 299 Parallax 338 274% 324 fps	MRender 372 Gravity 268 Splatting 192 217% 278 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme 512G 512GB 300 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: T1106A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 138 245 305 1012 788 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1,510 Write 101 Mixed 536 SusWrite 450 141% 649 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 65.3 4K Mixed 25.4 133% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 884 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 42.1 165% 386 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 265%
WD Gaming Drive 2TB 158 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 96GB free, PID 261f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 88 86 89 88 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 65.7 Write 65.2 Mixed 40.9 SusWrite 87.4 89% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,494 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 24.2 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 21.7 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 107%

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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	60	23"	1280 720	ACR057E SA230

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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	835x
Core i9-10900KIntel $399Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	270x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	134x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	315x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	214x
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	154x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	128x

RAM
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 1,003 samples	250x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBUnknownBench 83%, 45,647 samples	120x
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 1x16GBSamsungBench 49%, 771 samples	109x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $679

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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