MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 71% Battleship


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 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	218% 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.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210426
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '21 at 21:15
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	56%

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 i9-10900KF-$260 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 118 2-Core 236 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 988 85% 730 Pts	64-Core 2129 132% 2129 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.9% Good	Lighting 76 Reflection 85.6 Parallax 76.6 62% 79.4 fps	MRender 75.4 Gravity 75.1 Splatting 67.1 59% 72.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 832GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303320 SusWrite @10s intervals: 835 430 622 792 640 463 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1628 Write 1,612 Mixed 1,731 SusWrite 630 315% 1,400 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 69.4 230% 85.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,126 DQ Write 795 DQ Mixed 899 688% 940 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 286%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 355GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 25 368 443 433 364 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 502 Write 453 Mixed 411 SusWrite 277 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 25.2 128% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 0.5 69% 162 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 100%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 6TB 2,132 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 3TB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 296 309 309 311 304 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 292 Write 220 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 304 157% 217 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.1 243% 2 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 293%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GF2X08QFHH36-135-K 2x16GB 3,240 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 29.4 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 27.4 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 112%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

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	7	5	144	31.5"	1280 720	MSI1462 Optix AG32CQ

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,153 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 179%

UFO

Desktop 102%

UFO

Workstation 178%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY - $290

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	595x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	522x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	454x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,375Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	199x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $95Bench 95%, 56,114 samples	47x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	45x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,241

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16