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MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics67.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory128GB 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 VersionAlthough 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
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C71
MotherboardMSI MEG Z490 UNIFY  (all builds)
Memory109 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211022
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateApr 03 '22 at 23:03
Run Duration223 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-11900K-$270
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th 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 Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,400
Gigabyte(1458 4041) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.15
Relative performance (0th 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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$34
240GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 94 91 116 140 150 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st 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)-$34
63GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 96 97 96 97 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th 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
1TB free
Firmware: 01.00101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 123 122 125 127 129 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd 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 BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW128GX4M4D3600C18 4x31.8GB
4 of 4 slots used
127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th 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%

 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 2,256 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: 76% - Very good Total price: $1,342
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