MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	358% 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	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200520
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '20 at 07:10
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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 i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 980 94% 778 Pts	64-Core 1,627 101% 1,627 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2319 2312 2296 1857 1491 1513 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	358% Outstanding	Read 2,560 Write 2,396 Mixed 1,803 SusWrite 1,965 490% 2181 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 82.7 280% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,194 DQ Write 1,022 DQ Mixed 1,127 840% 1,115 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 358% Great: 435%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 834GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 468 477 476 480 476 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 160 Mixed 227 SusWrite 472 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 51.7 177% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 187 161% 242 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 126%
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60 15,626 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 103GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1138 1325 1408 1347 963 1344 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,359 Write 719 Mixed 259 SusWrite 1,254 252% 1,148 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 81.8 270% 93.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,264 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 130 266% 569 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 333%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 221GB free Firmware: 22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 721 387 290 288 290 290 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 410 Write 374 Mixed 472 SusWrite 378 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 49.4 162% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 240 179% 236 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 139%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 350GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 159 162 160 160 161 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 143 Write 114 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 159 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 901GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 118 123 123 124 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 118 Write 92.7 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 121 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 1,022 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 30.9 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 31.1 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 148%

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,151 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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