MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 160% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	133% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200612
Uptime	6.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '20 at 19:37
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 99 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 108% 197 Pts	4-Core 657 8-Core 1,270 114% 963 Pts	64-Core 2,247 139% 2,247 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3183) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 176 Parallax 175 148% 178 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 158 Splatting 111 123% 157 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 1TB 2,597 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 467GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 491 491 494 494 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 459 Mixed 416 SusWrite 492 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 63.8 214% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 217GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 254 225 212 157 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 458 Mixed 352 SusWrite 219 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 48.1 174% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 254 214% 311 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 238GB free Firmware: DXM03B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 307 293 402 327 457 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 274 Mixed 338 SusWrite 348 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 44.9 177% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 147 163% 278 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4000 C19 Series 2x8GB 4,474 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 46.8 MC Write 42.7 MC Mixed 31.7 115% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 47.3 SC Mixed 34.7 101% 35.3 GB/s	Latency 41.2 97% 41.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 137%

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

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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 $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	522x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	454x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	212x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	199x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,531

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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