MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	149% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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-7C77
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) (all builds)
Memory	57.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230823
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '24 at 18:21
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$226 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 88.8 1-Core 142 2-Core 284 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 985 92% 764 Pts	64-Core 1,406 87% 1,406 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87BC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 263 Parallax 177 177% 219 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 154 Splatting 139 131% 164 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 158%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8FP6001T 1TB 17,821 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 408GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM00.5 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,325 Write 1649 Mixed 1,289 319% 1,421 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 60.7 207% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 1074 DQ Write 639 DQ Mixed 885 651% 866 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 280%
Samsung PSSD T7 Shield 2TB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 333 Write 379 Mixed 346 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 28.3 91% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 35.5 62% 120 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CP32G4DFRA32A.C16FF 2x31.5GB 416 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 28.8 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 29.3 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 113%

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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	59	60	31.5"	1280 720	SAM72BF Odyssey G7

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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 $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	270x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	134x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	315x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 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 $149Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	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 $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) $29	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