MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 148% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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	134% 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	298% 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.

System	Micro-Star Creator Z490 P100X (MS-B929)
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '20 at 19:55
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 89.5 1-Core 156 2-Core 315 101% 187 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,219 107% 911 Pts	64-Core 2,099 130% 2,099 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 372D) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	134% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 180 Parallax 175 151% 180 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 163 Splatting 115 126% 161 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDB 1TB 1,015 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 904GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2025 1747 1744 1745 1744 1744 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,013 Write 2,313 Mixed 2,004 SusWrite 1,792 459% 2,031 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 62.4 210% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,064 DQ Write 874 DQ Mixed 943 713% 960 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 296%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 129 133 129 130 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 117 Write 118 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 130 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 70%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 11GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 10 9.2 8.6 9.6 9.3 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 38.2 Write 5.2 Mixed 18.9 SusWrite 8.7 20% 17.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.7 245% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 17%
WD My Passport 2627 4TB 4,475 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2.5TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 101 100 101 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 90.9 Write 101 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 100 119% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.6 264% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A4G43AB2-CVF 1x31GB 298 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 31GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	50.1% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 13.7 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 16.5 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 51%

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Typical MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77) Builds (Compare 1,836 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 144%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 143%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY (MS-7C77)

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	831x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	267x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	131x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	311x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	212x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	162x

SSD
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 252%, 11,331 samples	227x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	153x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	128x

RAM
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 1,003 samples	247x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBUnknownBench 86%, 21,064 samples	120x
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 1x16GBSamsungBench 49%, 771 samples	108x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $636

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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