MSI MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	5.82% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	644% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 92% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D31
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211014
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '21 at 18:25
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$330 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 210 2-Core 420 127% 242 Pts	4-Core 785 8-Core 1,466 134% 1,125 Pts	64-Core 2,936 182% 2,936 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% MSI(1462 7D31) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1121 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	5.82% Terrible	Lighting 10.3 Reflection 15.6 Parallax 12.1 8% 12.7 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 1 Splatting 1 1% 1 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.82% Great: 9%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SFYRS1000G 1TB 17,374 User benchmarks, average bench 389% 892GB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFK31.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4956 5067 5081 5092 5105 3588 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	644% Outstanding	Read 3115 Write 4,860 Mixed 3,237 SusWrite 4,815 910% 4,007 MB/s	4K Read 75.2 4K Write 346 4K Mixed 138 473% 186 MB/s	DQ Read 2,151 DQ Write 1,393 DQ Mixed 1,814 1,341% 1,786 MB/s
Poor: 247% ↑ This bench: 644% Great: 573%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Chun Well Holding Limited D4U0836182BR 2x8GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 46.7 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 42.2 125% 43.8 GB/s	SC Read 28.6 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 23.4 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 122%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 209%

UFO

Desktop 115%

UFO

Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4 - $170

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	3,320x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,130x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,466x

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	879x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	779x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	777x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	544x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	287x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	279x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,141

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 $40	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