MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	293% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '21 at 12:28
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	OMN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (56^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-$230 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 85 1-Core 114 2-Core 227 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 870 78% 660 Pts	64-Core 1,607 99% 1,607 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 104%

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% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 912 887 888 888 876 868 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,624 Write 2,431 Mixed 1,887 SusWrite 886 438% 1,957 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 86.3 274% 91.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,226 DQ Write 940 DQ Mixed 1,096 816% 1,087 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 355%
T-force 1TB 1TB 4,929 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 701GB free Firmware: 02K0S8FA SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 484 472 468 467 467 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 480 Mixed 456 SusWrite 474 108% 481 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 56.7 186% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 145 168% 290 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%
WD Purple Surveillance 6TB (2017)-$138 1,747 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 166 170 171 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 158 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 168 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 99%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$145 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 159 159 160 159 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 153 Mixed 99.3 SusWrite 159 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C15 4x8GB 249 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	72% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 21.9 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 22.1 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 144%

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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: 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	8	7	240	0"	1280 720

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,154 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	595x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	522x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	455x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	200x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	219x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	139x
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 $82Bench 95%, 56,114 samples	47x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	45x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16