MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	314% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MEG Z490 Trident X (MS-B926)
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) (all builds)
Memory	59.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200520
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '20 at 23:17
Run Duration	305 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 1,244 112% 943 Pts	64-Core 2183 135% 2183 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3711) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 207 Reflection 223 Parallax 215 169% 215 fps	Gravity 205 Splatting 135 146% 170 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 34,988 User benchmarks, average bench 239% 739GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2262 2191 1147 1158 1152 1158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2,233 Write 2,294 Mixed 1,692 SusWrite 1,512 434% 1,933 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 74.6 260% 93.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,295 DQ Write 1,030 DQ Mixed 1,161 870% 1,162 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 329%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 490 489 488 489 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 487 Mixed 394 SusWrite 488 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 47.4 162% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 122%
WDC WDS1 00T2B0B 1TB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 548GB free Firmware: X611 SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 462 460 460 461 458 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 438 Write 438 Mixed 313 SusWrite 460 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 27.9 91% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 135 108% 150 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 120%
External USB3.0 1TB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 954GB free Firmware: 0209 SusWrite @10s intervals: 780 643 655 737 743 734 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 48% Great: 90%
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 2TB 2,517 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 2TB free Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1286 1280 1283 1274 1275 1298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,622 Write 1,271 Mixed 1,319 SusWrite 1,283 360% 1,624 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 70.8 236% 84.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,428 DQ Write 809 DQ Mixed 1318 927% 1,185 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 333%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A4G43AB2-CVF 2x31.5GB 262 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 26.4 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 28.5 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 92%

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Typical MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) Builds (Compare 1,835 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 144%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 143%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	831x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	266x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	131x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	311x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	212x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	162x

SSD
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 252%, 11,331 samples	227x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	153x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	128x

RAM
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 1,003 samples	246x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBUnknownBench 86%, 21,064 samples	120x
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 1x16GBSamsungBench 49%, 771 samples	108x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $636

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16