MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics81.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive357% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C71
MotherboardMSI MEG Z490 UNIFY  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200520
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 15 '20 at 00:37
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 161
2-Core 322
105% 194 Pts
4-Core 647
8-Core 1,291
114% 969 Pts
64-Core 2,181
135% 2,181 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 109%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.4% Excellent
Lighting 100
Reflection 112
Parallax 106
82% 106 fps
MRender 98
Gravity 95.4
Splatting 100
80% 97.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KINGSTON SKC2000 1TB
871GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S2783101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1908 1898 1886 1932 1577 1857 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
357% Outstanding
Read 2566
Write 1,920
Mixed 1,613
SusWrite 1,843
445% 1,985 MB/s
4K Read 59
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 84
287% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,330
DQ Write 1,048
DQ Mixed 616
617% 998 MB/s
Poor: 187%
This bench: 357%
Great: 357%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 34.6
MC Mixed 24.6
91% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 38.1
SC Mixed 29.6
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 49.7
80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 118%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,155 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 179%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 178%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY - $290

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $1,518
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