MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	67.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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 (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	109 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211022
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '22 at 23:03
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$265 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 63.9 1-Core 159 2-Core 302 92% 175 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 911 90% 733 Pts	64-Core 1,331 82% 1,331 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4041) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.15 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.2% Good	Lighting 76.8 Reflection 99 Parallax 83.9 63% 86.6 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 106 Splatting 73.6 76% 95.9 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 240GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 94 91 116 140 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 119 Write 138 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 119 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 63GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 96 97 96 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 85.9 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 96.1 65% 88 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 109%
WD WD2001FASS-00U0B0 2TB 6,005 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 01.00101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 123 122 125 127 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 123 Write 107 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 123 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 198% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW128GX4M4D3600C18 4x31.8GB 1,472 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	63.3% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 21.5 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 13.9 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 117 34% 117 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 153%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,153 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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	595x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	522x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	454x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	199x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 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

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,193

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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