MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 237% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 237% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	231% 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	348% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

16 days ago, 16 days ago, 15 days ago, 13 days ago, 11 days ago, 10 days ago, 9 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '21 at 05:49
Run Duration	285 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$316 83,538 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 305 105% 186 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1,068 105% 838 Pts	64-Core 1,624 109% 1,624 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$700 108,690 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Lighting 313 Reflection 266 Parallax 309 253% 296 fps	MRender 318 Gravity 243 Splatting 179 205% 247 fps
Poor: 167% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$139 226,463 User benchmarks, average bench 308% 636GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1540 2051 1794 1537 1550 1542 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2,610 Write 2,438 Mixed 1,816 SusWrite 1,669 479% 2133 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 90.9 301% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,192 DQ Write 980 DQ Mixed 1,077 809% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 238% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 356%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$125 620,644 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 158GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 9,483 Write 9,934 Mixed 9,371 2,148% 9,596 MB/s	4K Read 658 4K Write 301 4K Mixed 398 1,667% 452 MB/s	DQ Read 1,540 DQ Write 1,091 DQ Mixed 1,175 916% 1,269 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 132%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$70 325,610 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 418GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2311 811 811 813 815 814 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,616 Write 2,421 Mixed 1,813 SusWrite 1,062 443% 1,978 MB/s	4K Read 67.1 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 91 299% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,247 DQ Write 1,007 DQ Mixed 1,117 839% 1,124 MB/s
Poor: 197% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 316%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$80 87,068 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 580GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 194 194 191 194 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 178 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 191 108% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 373% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB 405 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 45.7 MC Mixed 31.4 111% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 48.4 SC Mixed 33.4 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 129%

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,361 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 199%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 201%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY - $289

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $316Bench 99%, 83,538 samples	879x
Core i9-10900KIntel $468Bench 102%, 33,815 samples	618x
Core i9-10850KIntel $399Bench 101%, 24,164 samples	417x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 204%, 108,690 samples	353x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,500Bench 232%, 37,399 samples	225x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $1,264Bench 174%, 251,039 samples	197x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $161Bench 322%, 203,307 samples	345x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $139Bench 308%, 226,463 samples	237x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 284%, 248,098 samples	132x

RAM
4400 C19 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 107%, 2,969 samples	100x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $223Bench 89%, 72,577 samples	81x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 101%, 18,252 samples	72x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,466

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $224	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-10400F $148	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $316	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16