MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 171% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 185% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	168% 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	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 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	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '20 at 15:35
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^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-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 316 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 1,137 106% 883 Pts	64-Core 2,097 130% 2,097 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Zotac(19DA 1612) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	168% Outstanding	Lighting 244 Reflection 224 Parallax 247 199% 238 fps	MRender 279 Gravity 208 Splatting 129 160% 205 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 226 99 74 74 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 465 Mixed 396 SusWrite 170 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 56.5 190% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 131%
Samsung MZVLB512HBJQ-00A00 512GB 4,252 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 10GB free Firmware: EXF7201Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,554 Write 402 Mixed 1,782 345% 1,580 MB/s	4K Read 64.8 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 87.8 290% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,398 DQ Write 1,136 DQ Mixed 1,190 912% 1,241 MB/s
Poor: 167% Great: 297%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 258GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 66 72 73 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	23% Poor	Read 8 Write 38 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 72 25% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 82% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 68%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,598 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 10GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 8.9 8.3 8.8 7.6 5.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 21.3 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 8.9 26% 21.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.4 137% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$33 14,163 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.1% Good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 19 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 22.6 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 95%

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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	213x
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 $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	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