MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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 Drive	328% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '20 at 17:57
Run Duration	306 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 283 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,128 100% 849 Pts	64-Core 1,566 97% 1,566 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8748) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 124 Parallax 142 105% 131 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 114 Splatting 101 104% 132 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 659GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2335 1747 1671 1669 1674 1673 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,588 Write 2,414 Mixed 1,852 SusWrite 1,795 486% 2,162 MB/s	4K Read 64.8 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 89.1 300% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 663 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 358 294% 431 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 410%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$81 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 931GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 461 458 460 457 460 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 460 Mixed 432 SusWrite 459 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 50.5 162% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 110 125% 220 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 125%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$199 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 483 483 483 484 483 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 489 Mixed 397 SusWrite 483 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 46.3 156% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 356 250% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 122%
Hitachi HUS728T8TALE6L4 8TB 1,005 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2.5TB free Firmware: V8GNW410 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 163 160 160 156 165 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 147 Write 158 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 160 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 1.6 374% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 137%
Seagate ST8000DM0004-1ZC11G 8TB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 176 175 176 176 176 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 104%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 159 159 159 160 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 146 Write 148 Mixed 114 SusWrite 159 194% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 107%
TANDBERG RDX 1TB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 423GB free, PID 0006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 111 109 110 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 110 Write 108 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 110 121% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 4x8GB 670 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 45.5 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 36.5 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 31.9 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 132%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	595x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	524x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	457x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	202x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	219x
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: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,518

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16