MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C77
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200515
Uptime	24.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '22 at 20:13
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^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-$277 28,833 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 (48^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 98% 171 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 933 91% 727 Pts	64-Core 1356 91% 1356 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$290 1,300,415 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.49 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.2% Below average	Lighting 22.5 Reflection 21 Parallax 16.7 18% 20.1 fps	MRender 66.8 Gravity 68.5 Splatting 61.5 55% 65.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 705,872 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 181 148 144 123 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 474 Write 205 Mixed 245 SusWrite 154 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 28 4K Mixed 25.4 88% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 63.9 DQ Mixed 151 116% 164 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 132%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$97 149,128 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 90GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1281 839 786 849 589 456 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 1,438 Write 1,456 Mixed 1,141 SusWrite 800 272% 1,209 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 36 4K Mixed 38.6 132% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 930 DQ Write 60.5 DQ Mixed 117 180% 369 MB/s
Poor: 167% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$71 504,198 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 186 175 188 171 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 126 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 180 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB 5,811 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	93% Outstanding	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 28.5 96% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 26.1 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 140%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 43: 4R 6G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
43%	16%	96	106	5	144	24"	1920 1080	AOC2460 G2460

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Gaming 148%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 149%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $315Bench 97%, 179,951 samples	1,143x
Core i9-10900KIntel $370Bench 100%, 84,397 samples	406x
Core i5-10600KIntel $200Bench 93%, 60,836 samples	316x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 153%, 369,988 samples	403x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 207%, 309,897 samples	313x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $770Bench 138%, 238,126 samples	216x

SSD
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 257%, 10,006 samples	304x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 328%, 393,348 samples	294x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $97Bench 231%, 149,128 samples	147x

RAM
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 885 samples	302x
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 1x16GBSamsungBench 49%, 696 samples	144x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $213Bench 88%, 101,417 samples	105x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $815

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $334	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16