MSI MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 94% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D31
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211014
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '22 at 01:38
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$215 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 74.6 1-Core 178 2-Core 356 106% 203 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 1,278 114% 964 Pts	64-Core 2,419 150% 2,419 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Zotac(19DA 6630) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 184 Parallax 172 153% 181 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 142 Splatting 123 121% 153 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS128GMTS430S 128GB 226 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2202U17A SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 330 329 331 326 329 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 326 Mixed 357 SusWrite 323 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 51.1 182% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 149 132% 192 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%
PNY CS900 250GB SSD 2,686 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 113GB free Firmware: CS900615 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 104 81 81 82 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 466 Write 280 Mixed 339 SusWrite 145 68% 308 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 84.2 4K Mixed 35.5 147% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 181 161% 239 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 105%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 119 118 115 118 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 105 Write 127 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 118 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PNY Inc 16GF2X16QFHH36-135-K 2x16GB 251 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 30.7 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 23.1 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 91.1 44% 91.1 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 112%

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

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4 - $170

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	3,321x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,132x
Core i5-12600KIntel $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,467x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,378x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,285x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	881x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,344x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	780x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	778x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	544x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	288x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	279x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,112

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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