MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 173% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 185% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	171% 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	319% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210930
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '21 at 19:04
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$233 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 79.2 1-Core 184 2-Core 360 109% 208 Pts	4-Core 673 8-Core 1,312 118% 992 Pts	64-Core 1,736 108% 1,736 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403F) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	171% Outstanding	Lighting 244 Reflection 221 Parallax 250 198% 238 fps	MRender 279 Gravity 208 Splatting 154 168% 214 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 202%

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% 335GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 931 830 827 831 835 833 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,633 Write 2,366 Mixed 1,819 SusWrite 848 428% 1,916 MB/s	4K Read 69.1 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 97.5 324% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,543 DQ Write 1,196 DQ Mixed 1,301 992% 1,347 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 355%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 185 191 188 191 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 208 Write 192 Mixed 97 SusWrite 187 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 0.7 12% 4.8 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 10.2 DQ Mixed 1.4 2% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 23%
Team T253X2001T 1TB 11,283 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 514GB free Firmware: S1024A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 421 420 215 172 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 418 Mixed 392 SusWrite 293 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 30.6 153% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 47.3 87% 167 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown LD4AU008G-H2666G 2x8GB 582 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 27.9 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 27.3 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 82.1 49% 82.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 49: 5R 4G 12B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
49%	68%	31	275	192	144	24"	1920 1080	GSM5B73 24GL600F

History: Score 39: 4R 3G 10B | Score 49: 5R 4G 12B

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Gaming 179%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 178%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY - $290

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	595x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	524x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	458x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	361x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	202x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,518

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16