MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	48% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	353% 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	32GB 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 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200803
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '20 at 07:48
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 306 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 993 97% 795 Pts	64-Core 1,271 79% 1,271 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48% Average	Lighting 54.3 Reflection 62.6 Parallax 50.9 44% 55.9 fps	MRender 77.5 Gravity 53.7 Splatting 70.8 55% 67.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 758GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2324 2208 1513 1518 1500 1507 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	353% Outstanding	Read 2,566 Write 2,372 Mixed 1,837 SusWrite 1,762 479% 2,134 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 88 292% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,304 DQ Write 1,042 DQ Mixed 1,175 879% 1,174 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 353% Great: 410%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 818GB free Firmware: 401120RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 454 456 442 445 448 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 380 Write 480 Mixed 395 SusWrite 453 97% 427 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 34 150% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 225 203% 308 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 117%
Hitachi HTS725032A9A364 320GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 17GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 37.9 Write 37 Mixed 26.4 SusWrite 37 47% 34.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 67% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 46.5 MC Mixed 34.2 119% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 33.5 97% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%

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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 2,163 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 179%

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Desktop 102%

UFO

Workstation 178%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY - $290

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	596x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	524x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	458x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	361x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	202x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	220x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	140x
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	48x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	46x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16