MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics121% 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 Drive254% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C71
MotherboardMSI MEG Z490 UNIFY  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200803
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 13 '20 at 23:01
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 150
2-Core 302
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 1001
95% 784 Pts
64-Core 1605
99% 1605 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
121% Outstanding
Lighting 160
Reflection 155
Parallax 154
131% 156 fps
MRender 187
Gravity 138
Splatting 120
118% 148 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 121%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 2TB
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42B4S9NA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1010 427 423 359 355 376 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
254% Outstanding
Read 2,570
Write 1,755
Mixed 1,480
SusWrite 492
349% 1,574 MB/s
4K Read 49.9
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 70.5
240% 86.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,188
DQ Write 895
DQ Mixed 521
531% 868 MB/s
Poor: 196%
This bench: 254%
Great: 377%
HP Desktop HD BD07 1TB
694GB free, PID bd07
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 110 110 110 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
46% Average
Read 108
Write 103
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 110
137% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
96% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 46%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C17 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
107% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 44.3
MC Mixed 31
106% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 47.8
SC Mixed 32.9
98% 34.2 GB/s
Latency 47.8
84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 107%
Great: 134%

 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 2,159 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: $1,516
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