MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	143% 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	282% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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	38.3 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '21 at 01:04
Run Duration	310 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$265 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 72.7 1-Core 183 2-Core 341 104% 199 Pts	4-Core 641 8-Core 1106 106% 873 Pts	64-Core 1,827 113% 1,827 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	143% Outstanding	Lighting 206 Reflection 197 Parallax 193 168% 199 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 150 Splatting 133 126% 158 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 230GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 918 783 792 782 752 747 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,428 Write 1,990 Mixed 1569 SusWrite 795 378% 1,696 MB/s	4K Read 54.2 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 82.3 265% 94.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,369 DQ Write 1,035 DQ Mixed 1,136 868% 1,180 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 355%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 7,201 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 78GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 207 208 206 198 199 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 341 Mixed 172 SusWrite 207 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 46.3 157% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 267 221% 318 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 107%
Adata SU650 120GB-$14 42,288 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 108GB free Firmware: V8X01c62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 337 342 351 357 358 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 378 Write 364 Mixed 320 SusWrite 348 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 33.6 122% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 79.8 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 116 101% 144 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 88%
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$70 12,376 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 465GB free Firmware: 711000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1849 1824 1863 1099 129 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 1,462 Write 1,848 Mixed 1,464 SusWrite 1,148 334% 1,480 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 229 4K Mixed 75.4 290% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,401 DQ Write 1,175 DQ Mixed 1,191 919% 1,256 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 296%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 8502 3600 C18 Series 8502 4400 C19 Series 8502 3600 C18 Series 48GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56% Above average	MC Read 26 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 14.8 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 18.6 56% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 95.2 42% 95.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 108%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 23: 3R 2G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
23%	14%	51	308	226	144	27"	2560 1440	GBT2709 G27Q

History: Score 63: 8R 6G 5B | Score 23: 3R 2G 2B

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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