MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.1% 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 Drive	302% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	59.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '21 at 23:51
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,153 107% 893 Pts	64-Core 1,713 106% 1,713 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 87F5) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.1% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 114 Parallax 121 105% 121 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 101 Splatting 72.4 81% 104 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 230GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1536 1271 1180 1097 777 760 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,496 Write 2,356 Mixed 1,676 SusWrite 1,103 427% 1,908 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 81 270% 94.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,274 DQ Write 1,032 DQ Mixed 1144 859% 1,150 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 300GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 488 487 486 485 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 486 Mixed 457 SusWrite 486 109% 482 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 53.2 176% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 351 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 149GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 90 89 90 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	46% Average	Read 70.5 Write 66.8 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 89.7 48% 66 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 55%
Sony Micro Vault Mach USB 3.0 16GB-$42 306 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 15GB free, PID 05b9 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 39 38 39 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 217 Write 41 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 38.3 77% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 49% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 10,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 32.1 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 31.6 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 154%

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Gaming 179%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 178%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY - $290

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	595x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	522x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	454x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	212x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	199x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	219x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	139x
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	47x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	45x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,531

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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